"The fact that we have such big customers allows us to select them and to stay in control [...] We're really in control of who is using it, what is the use case, and we can select what we think is moral and, of course, legal."
"I think I scheduled around 90 meetings in like eight days, and just after three days - we started on Monday and by Wednesday afternoon, we were done."
The surveillance technology industry is under scrutiny due to ethical concerns surrounding privacy and safety. Companies like Flock and Ring face criticism for their surveillance practices. Despite this, advancements in vision-language models are driving growth in the sector. Conntour, a video surveillance startup, emphasizes ethical client selection, allowing it to maintain control over its technology's use. The company has attracted significant investment, raising $7 million in a seed round, demonstrating strong interest from investors in the surveillance market.
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