A journalist was banned from a Flock Safety convention, so they hacked it

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smalltorch•about 4 hours ago

Getting any sort of signal from a mic all the way inside a building whilst your outside it is wild.

guax•about 2 hours ago

I am surprised they managed to cancel his personal Hotel reservation.

leephillips•about 2 hours ago

I guess avoid Hilton hotels. They cancelled a reservation without verifying that they were talking to their client or someone authorized by their client.

ButlerianJihad•about 2 hours ago

If you book a room that is part of a reserved block for a convention, it is not surprising that the organizers have discretion to kick out unregistered people in order to have room for legitimate attendees.

guax•about 1 hour ago

> https://xcancel.com/bennjordan/status/2089430236945342508

Reading their email it seems like it was indeed under the event block. But the "called on my behalf" is a bit sus anyways.

leephillips•about 2 hours ago

That might make sense. But in the video he (not “they”) never mentions that the room was part of a conference block. But it very well might have been.

shimman•about 2 hours ago

Being a journalist is a legitimate attendee. Especially since so many prominent politicians are attending this conference.

A journalist was banned from a Flock Safety convention, so they hacked it

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