When Surveillance Cameras Learn to 'Remember' You, Privacy Valuation Logic Changes

I noticed an interesting detail: Flock Safety's CEO discussed "the future of surveillance" at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, yet the news summaries of this discussion didn't mention technical details at all, focusing entirely instead on "the boundary between privacy and public safety." This itself says something—in the AI surveillance space, technology is no longer the core barrier; the real valuation engine lies in "pricing power over social trust."