Flock CEO says it wont work with clients who abuse its surveillance, but claims none have
Flock CEO Garrett Langley stressed that its mics detect gunshots, not humans, and claimed the surveillance company wouldn't work with clients who abused its systems.
Flock CEO Garrett Langley reaffirmed that the surveillance company would terminate partnerships with clients who abuse its systems, including law enforcement agencies. However, he stated that Flock has not yet identified any reason to do so, attributing incidents to a small number of bad actors within organizations. At TechCrunch Disrupt, Langley aimed to address concerns about Flock facilitating mass surveillance and privacy violations.
Despite numerous instances of U.S. law enforcement officials being charged with abusing Flock's system for stalking, harassing, and surveilling people without just cause, the company has not canceled partnerships with any clients, attributing such cases to individual actors. Most of the debate centers on what happens if a few officers out of a large group are found to be misusing the technology.
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