Flock CEO issues mea culpa and tightens access rules amid surveillance backlash
Surveillance tech company Flock and its CEO Garrett Langley are updating police access and tightening guardrails for nationwide license plate readers following public backlash and admissions of police abuse and delay in action over stalking and privacy violations.
- Flock CEO Garrett Langley admitted fault and changed his stance on corporate responsibility for police tool usage.
- Flock is changing police access to its nationwide license plate reader network in response to backlash over stalking and abuse.
- Flock CEO admitted delay in acting over police abuse of surveillance tech.
- Police officers quit after using license plate-readers to track romantic partners.
- Flock has tightened guardrails to address potential police abuse of its license plate cameras.
- CEO Garrett Langley defended the company against public misconceptions.
Sources
- MIT Technology Review — Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash
- BBC — Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse
- Semafor — Flock tightens guardrails aimed at stopping cops from abusing its license plate cameras
- The Verge — Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’