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by gertburger - I guess they must be doing something wrong.by Borborygymus
- by jasonriddle
- I'd hope he did! I hope all of you do to. This isn't information you want so easily publicly available. It's a pretty easy request.by deepc4life
- Yeah seeing this article was the reminder I needed to blur mine rn.by frollogaston
- And yet there’s no way to get yourself blurred in Flock videos.by lorecore
- It is an easy request. When the announcement blurring was made available, I made the request just to see if it they would do it - and they did!
Now, if anyone in the neighborhood asks me, "Why is your house blurred?" I reply, "Why are you asking? Is anyone asking questions about me? What did they look like?" (well, that's what I plan on replying if anyone asks)
by cheese_van - Tells you all you need to know about Flock.by xvxvx
- Flock ceo attempts to stop people using online photo system from stocking him…
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Hmmmm…
- I mean, I wouldn't want to be boiled into a soup or stew either.by dessimus
- Those images aren't publicly viewable like Google Maps, at least not easily.by frollogaston
- As someone who may or may not have a Flock (YC 2017) watching me as I type this, I'm glad that it exists. I can now feel "Flock Safe and Secure™", knowing that the compromise I've made has been worth it.by Freedom2
- Didn't this man just go on record saying the public needs to "compromise" on privacy?by bastawhiz
- public already does on multiple levels - it's just to what extentby nxm
- I feel like setting up cameras pointed at the houses of influential people with public web feeds might help push some privacy reform.
- Or make all the Flock feeds public. Presently I have to assume all of these can and will be hacked by someone, or abused at a mass scale, so better not put them anywhere that could be a problem.by frollogaston
- I don't really understand how blurring out a house adds privacy. Looking around my neighborhood on Google street view I sometimes find houses that are blurred, now that otherwise normal looking house is now suspicious. Because I am physically close I can just look at the house if I wanted to. Someone "special" lives there.by darrylb42
- You only know what the front of the house looks like.by frollogaston
- "Hey, this house between 101 Main st. and 105 st. is blurred, how will we ever find it?"by everdrive
- now that otherwise normal looking house is now suspicious
Mysterious? Yes. Suspicious? I wouldn't think that. Plenty of houses in my neighborhood are blurred. I don't think much about it. And yes, I can just walk over and look. But I'm their neighbor. Not someone megameters away...
by NewJazz - It does enhance curiosity. As an experiment i once requested Google Street view to blur my previous home. It really stands out being the only blurred house in the entire area. And i can’t undo it either :)by b3lvedere
- I'm confused. If he has nothing to hide he has nothing to fear, right?
Seems like some Good Samaritan should set up a mobile pole camera (or twelve) outside his house 24/7. Rest easy, it's all being done for his own safety!
by schiffern - There’s something wrong with that guy. Quite apart from the gross privacy violation issues. Most of us didn’t even know what Flock was before the Superbowl and now there is this massive public controversy around it, and every time he opens his mouth he makes it worse. The board needs to replace him ASAP.by DrJokepu
- Most companies are controlled by CEOs that are on the board and pay themselves a boatload of free stock. The CEOs make sure their exit requires paying them to leave.