I was expecting the headline to be sensational but a crash out was exactly what happened. The bad faith non-sequiturs is the cherry on top.

I’m guessing he was the local politician who was receiving kickbacks then.

I wish they were all this easy to spot.

Does Texas have open records law for politicians? He's taking this personally, which means he has a personal stake in the outcome.

Doesn't he know you have to be tech-coded to have unhinged takes on the necessity and inevitability of ubiquitous intrusive surveillance and be taken seriously?

:) he's not wrong, it is all surveillance

Since these town council members are elected, I hope this guy has no aspirations of getting elected again, because he basically just showed everyone in his town that he can't be reasonable - that it is either none (no electronics at all) or all (privacy invading stuff like Flock)

Sounds like it is the ripe time for others to respond earnestly with a GDPR-like proposal for all internet and phone providers :)

[delayed]