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Peter Thiel is a co-founder of Founders Fund, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has invested in Flock Safety, including participating in the company’s major 2025 funding round.

Thiel also co-founded Palantir, a data analytics company whose software is used by governments, intelligence agencies, military organizations, and law enforcement. Because both Palantir and Flock Safety operate in the public safety and surveillance technology space, some critics have drawn political or philosophical connections between the two companies.

There has also been speculation that Flock Safety data is shared directly with Palantir. However, there is currently no public evidence that Flock Safety’s nationwide camera network automatically feeds data into Palantir’s systems. Individual law enforcement agencies may use both platforms and can choose to export or integrate data between them as part of their own investigative workflows, but that is distinct from an inherent or company-wide integration between Flock Safety and Palantir.

Thiel’s business network has also come under renewed scrutiny following the latest public release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Those records describe a multi-year social and business relationship between Thiel and Epstein, including correspondence, meetings, and investment connections. While the released files do not accuse Thiel of criminal wrongdoing, they document a relationship that continued years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction and has become a subject of public interest.

2014: The relationship begins

Epstein arranged introductions between Thiel and several influential people.
Emails indicate Epstein used his network—including former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak—to facilitate meetings involving Thiel.
Calendar records show multiple planned meetings between Epstein and Thiel during 2014.

2015–2016: Financial relationship develops

Documents show that Valar Ventures, a firm co-founded by Thiel, accepted approximately $40 million from Epstein.
Emails show Epstein offering investment and tax-related advice to Thiel.
Epstein also attempted to interest Valar in investing in a company that later became Carbyne, though the investment did not occur at that time.

2016–2018: Frequent correspondence

The released emails indicate:

Epstein referred to Thiel as “a great friend.”
The two corresponded over at least a five-year period.

Epstein regularly suggested meetings, dinners, and introductions to other business and political figures.
One email described a dinner involving Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Reid Hoffman as “wild,” though the email provides little additional detail.

2018: Invitation to the Caribbean

One of the more widely reported emails is Epstein inviting Thiel with the message:

“Visit me Caribbean.”

Following the release of the files, a spokesperson for Thiel stated that Thiel never visited Epstein’s private island. No publicly released flight records place Thiel on flights to the island.

The device contains a NimbeLink Skywire® LTE Cat 1 cellular modem (P/N: NL-SW-LTE-S7648), manufactured by NimbeLink, a U.S.-based company headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, which serves as the primary cellular communications interface for transmitting data over LTE networks. Integrated into this modem is a Telit WCBN3510A wireless communication module, manufactured by Telit Communications, an IoT communications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, which provides the LTE radio hardware responsible for establishing and maintaining the cellular connection. Also present is a Taoglas AP.17E ceramic GPS antenna, manufactured by Taoglas, a company headquartered in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland, which is designed to receive Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals for location and timing applications. Power is supplied by a rechargeable 12-volt lithium-ion battery pack, which provides portable, self-contained power for the device’s electronic systems during field operation.

The imaging system consists of a dedicated camera module fitted with an 8 mm infrared-corrected (IR) lens designed to focus visible and infrared light onto the image sensor, enabling both daytime imaging and compatibility with infrared illumination. Mounted around the camera is a separate infrared illumination board populated with six high-power infrared LEDs, whose purpose is to illuminate the scene with infrared light for night vision operation. The same board also incorporates an ambient light sensor (photocell) that detects surrounding light levels and automatically switches the infrared LEDs on or off as lighting conditions change. These components are interconnected through a central processor board, which serves as the primary control electronics responsible for coordinating the camera, cellular modem, power management, and peripheral hardware.

Juval Aviv is a former Israeli security professional and founder of a U.S.-based investigative and security consulting firm. He has publicly discussed intelligence and security matters for decades, though some claims regarding his intelligence background have been disputed.

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This footage from Reno, NV, shows a cloud-connected, AI microphone called a Flock Raven mounted three feet from a home window. At this distance, watching an action movie inside could trigger the device to log indoor sounds like explosions, gunshots, threats, or general aggression.