Michael Nguyen
Role at the time: San Francisco supervisor candidate
Condemned
Statement summary
Nguyen opposed San Francisco's continued use of Flock, saying the loss of civil liberties was not worth the claimed safety benefit.
“I don't think it's worth the trade-off of public safety to have this huge loss of civil liberties”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)We asked candidates if San Francisco should keep Flock surveillanceCandidate responses under support, opposition, and no position
The San Francisco Standard asked local candidates whether the city should renew its Flock contract and recorded their differing answers.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
He rejects continued local operation of the network.