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Flock, a company known for deploying surveillance cameras across numerous US communities, is facing scrutiny after revelations that it utilizes gig workers in the Philippines to analyze and categorize footage used to train its artificial intelligence systems. The discovery, stemming from an inadvertent data exposure, has ignited debate surrounding data privacy practices and the ethical implications of outsourcing such sensitive work in the realm of AI-powered surveillance.