Bianco supports enforcement against alleged unlawful access
Chad BiancoRiverside County sheriff
Bianco calls for arrests and accountability for those responsible for information he describes as illegally accessed and published.
“need to be arrested and held accountable”
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.
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Reporting
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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.
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Bianco is discussing Flock's policing technology and the publication of information about its network.
After the quotation
He characterizes the access as illegal. The interview supplies his position, not an adjudication of legality.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether Flock should be able to pressure Michael to remove his map and related material. Bianco told the Daily Caller News Foundation that those accountable for information he called illegally accessed and published need to be arrested, which backs enforcement against the publication and fits Defended or excused. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, which would fit support for some measures but not others; he states no such condition.
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More from this case
Read the full caseMichael rejects Flock's legal pressure
“I'm not backing down”Read statement
Marlow criticizes Flock's removal pressure
“[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”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. "Bianco supports enforcement against alleged unlawful access". First published: 2026-10-07. Last updated: 2026-10-07. https://disputeindex.com/events/5083-bianco-calls-for-arrests-and-accountability-for-those