Marlow criticizes Flock's removal pressure
Chad MarlowACLU senior policy counsel
Marlow criticizes Flock's concern for its own privacy and says efforts to protect Flock's privacy would be better spent protecting the privacy of everybody else.
“[I]t is ridiculous that a company that clearly does not care about other people's privacy at all is suddenly incredibly worried about its own privacy, and and I would say that if there is a group out there that is actively trying to protect Flock's privacy, maybe their efforts would be better concentrated on protecting the privacy of everybody else”
Reporting
Where this statement fits
Should Flock Safety require Joshua Michael to remove his surveillance-camera map?
Flock Safety's lawyers demanded that Joshua Michael remove material about its surveillance network and stop accessing its systems. Michael rejects the pressure, while other named participants disagree over whether publishing the information deserves protection or enforcement.
Source and context
Reporting
About this source
The report quotes Marlow criticizing Flock and Bianco calling for accountability for information he characterizes as illegally accessed. Bianco's characterization is not a judicial finding.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Before the quotation
The Daily Caller News Foundation reports that a brand-protection firm filed a trademark complaint seeking removal of Michael's map.
After the quotation
Marlow questions the company's security record and contrasts its privacy concern with the privacy of the public.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether Flock should require Michael to remove his surveillance-camera map. Marlow told the Daily Caller News Foundation that it is ridiculous for a company that does not care about other people's privacy to be suddenly worried about its own, and that efforts to protect Flock's privacy would be better spent protecting everyone else's. That rejects the takedown push and fits Condemned. The closest competing label is Challenged the characterization, which would fit a dispute over how the map is described without rejecting its removal.
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More from this case
Read the full caseMichael rejects Flock's legal pressure
“I'm not backing down”Read statement
Bianco supports enforcement against alleged unlawful access
“need to be arrested and held accountable”Read statement
Flock demands removal and threatens legal remedies
Flock Safety
“Remove any websites, repositories, databases, files, posts, publications, or other materials under your control that make available or disclose information obtained from Flock's systems ... Provide written confirmation by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2026 that you have complied with these demands. ... Flock is prepared to pursue all available legal remedies without further notice”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Marlow criticizes Flock's removal pressure". First published: 2026-10-07. Last updated: 2026-10-07. https://disputeindex.com/events/5081-marlow-criticizes-flock-s-concern-for-its-own