President Trump expresses support for Flock "because of law enforcement", while acknowledging some people consider the surveillance technology "an infringement" (Aoife Walsh/Washington Post)
President Trump expressed support for Flock surveillance technology, citing its utility for law enforcement. He acknowledged that some individuals view the technology as an infringement on privacy. The statement highlights the ongoing debate regarding the balance between security measures and civil liberties.
- ▪President Trump stated he supports Flock due to its benefits for law enforcement.
- ▪The President recognized that critics consider the surveillance technology an infringement.
- ▪The article is an archive from Techmeme dated September 14, 2026.
- ▪Other headlines on the page include Pete Hegseth's involvement with a 60 Minutes story.
- ▪The Cable Center sold its Denver headquarters for $19.5 million.
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| Original publisher | Techmeme |
| Canonical URL | https://www.techmeme.com/260914/p13#a260914p13 |
| Publication time | Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:45:00 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-14T12:46:51.356Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-14T12:46:51.356Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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About This Page This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:45 AM ET, September 14, 2026. The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated. From Mediagazer CNN: Sources: Pete Hegseth pushed for two F-15 crew members rescued from Iran to join a 60 Minutes story; Bari Weiss lobbied Hegseth to give CBS exclusive access New York Times: The Cable Center sells its 75K-square-foot Denver headquarters for $19.5M, as cord-cutting and media consolidation cause financial strain for the nonprofit Jack Dunn / Variety: Leaked report: Paramount leaving California “would result in losses of 2,750 and 5,550 job-years”, and economic losses between $1.01B and $2.03B for the state
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