“Ben actually now talks to Flock directly, including to its CEO Garrett Langley, and reports security vulnerabilities to the company when he finds them.”
Ben Jordan · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Benn Jordan thinks the surveillance problem is much bigger than Flock
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contacts Flock Safety CEO directly, reports discovered security vulnerabilities to the company as an olive-branch outreach
Said nearby on the same subject
“The farther you go from who reports to the CEO, the more likely you are to see the truth… the places where you're most likely to get the truth are places that CEOs have less contact with”
“I report directly to our CEO with a dotted line to the board… the government likes to see the compliance officer not be beholden to the general counsel”
“I just want companies to stop thinking about safety as a liability... Effective training and hiring practices... driver qualification programs, your safety culture and accountability... they're not just loss controls. They're tools.”