51-49 with James Li

How Flock Took Over America's Streets, and Why Canceling It Won’t Save Your Privacy In this 51-49 mini-documentary, James uncovers how a controversial dragnet of AI-powered license plate readers was quietly built on suburban street corners — revealing whether tech startups like Flock Safety are merely harmless tools for catching local car thieves, or if the sudden backlash against them is a Trojan horse designed to clear the runway for defense giant Axon Enterprise and its prominent political backers, including Donald Trump, to lock in an even bigger surveillance monopoly over America’s streets. 0:00 Origins of Flock Safety 4:44 China's 700 Million Camera Skynet 7:20 How Flock Is Lying to You 12:59 Is Trump Astroturfing Flock Backlash? 51-49 with James Li - Documentaries funded by the people, for the people. ----- Follow James on TikTok: Follow James on X (formerly Twitter): Subreddit link: Merch store: ----- Medusa by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons …