{
  "id": 16635006,
  "title": "In Leaked Audio, Flock CEO Tells Cops Backlash to the Company Isn’t Real",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/in-leaked-audio-flock-ceo-tells-cops-backlash-to-the-company-isnt-real",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:43:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "404 Media",
    "slug": "404-media",
    "url": "https://www.404media.co/in-leaked-audio-flock-ceo-tells-cops-backlash-to-the-company-isnt-real/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Garrett Langley, the CEO of Flock, an automatic license plate reader company, claimed in leaked audio that the backlash against his company is not real. He asserted that social media opposition to Flock's technology, which is driven mostly by Russian bots, has decreased dramatically since Ukraine bombed a Russian data center with a drone. Langley also stated that he prefers not to do interviews with the press again, echoing a theory that opposition to Flock comes from a far-left network spreading propaganda at the behest of China. Flock's ALPRs continually scan license plates, creating a log of vehicles and their movements, and the company's technology is widely used by law enforcement agencies. However, Flock has faced significant scrutiny due to instances of police abuse and the technology's use in immigration enforcement. Over the past 18 months, dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Langley suggested that opposition to Flock will eventually die down when the industry finds a highly effective tool.",
  "summary": "In comments at a private police conference, Garrett Langley also said his wife advised him to never apologize.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}