Policy & Geopolitics
Iran’s Network Blackouts and Surveillance Rise as Ring Abandons Flock Partnership
Mass protests in Iran have led to near-total severing of external internet access followed by an uneven, tightly rationed restoration that privileges vetted users and harms commerce. In the US, Ring scrapped a Flock Safety integration amid privacy outcry, while a CBP purchase of Clearview, rising crypto flows linked to trafficking, and other surveillance moves underscore accelerating identification capabilities.
