There's other companies popping up in its place like Axon. So they save face for midterms stating they condemn Flock but are probably getting Axon that does the same thing in secret thinking the people are too focused on one hand to not know what the other hand is doing.

The people are watching all strats played during this campaign for their party's survival.

They've seen the midterm polling.

There has to be a lot of money for dishonest politicians to .make here.

Maybe they're worried about the midterms.

Maybe they are worried these surveillance networks will be gathering evidence on their crimes and unethical deeds.

tech company data collection is an entirely separate issue

This is a really important point I wish more people appreciated.

It's not a matter of one is worse so the other is not bad.

After the Nazi occupation, France, the Netherlands, and reconstructed Germany itself all either removed sensitive data from state databases, or dismantled & federated the databases themselves. The State needs information about the population in order to be useful.

Much like with private companies, the State should be given the minimum power/info necessary to do its job. Many of the hoops that make it less efficient, also make it less easy to abuse.

No he's just riding the outrage wave. He'll do nothing about the company that takes flocks place.