Investigative reporter, Institute for Justice. Ex MN Reformer, Washington Post.

Upstate New York
Joined January 2012
Lot of eye-opening details in this new Post story on how Flock's lackadaisical attitude toward security -- the company didn't require 2FA until this August -- has allowed unauthorized people to access sensitive data washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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"finger lickin' chicken, beans to stick your dick in"
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ICE and the IRS seized $450k from an Arizona small business and kept it without charging them with any crime, in apparent violation of federal law. youtube.com/watch?v=IN9ut1uf…
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Detail I wasn't aware of: the white police chief in this town was fired last month for repeatedly saying the N-word mississippitoday.org/2026/08…
Actually cannot believe what I've read here.
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Replying to @maxnesterak
If there's something stupid happening in Minnesota politics you can always count on one name to show up
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Bet there's a story in here: Flock does not provide a direct answer to a question about how many of its employees have ever been found to have improperly accessed customer data
Replying to @tristan_leavitt
Here are the letters in their entirety. This is the first half of Flock's October 9, 2026 letter to us...
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44 days between these headlines
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U. Chicago professor in this story and one of his co-authors (apparently Vadim Sokolov of GMU) sent a bizarre AI-generated critique to the Dean of the guy who initially flagged his 200+ AI-authored papers on SSRN.
Auyon Siddiq
@auyonymousOct 5
I am pleased to announce a new professional milestone: Professor Polson was sufficiently unhappy with my post, and the ensuing Washington Post article, that he decided to email *my Dean* an AI-generated review of my body of work. 1/
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James City County? Now where have I heard that name recently? wtkr.com/news/in-the-communi…
Police will get your location history from Flock's database because you're “‘suspicious’ per a karen.” A warrant requirement could keep them at that same standard (or lack thereof).
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