Flock CEO faces online backlash over surveillance privacy concerns

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley has become the target of an online campaign following growing public scrutiny over the company’s surveillance technology. Critics, frustrated by the widespread use of Flock’s Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement, have allegedly circulated Langley’s personal address and labeled his home as a public toilet on mapping services. This backlash highlights a broader movement against the company, with activists arguing that the CEO should not be afforded the same privacy protections that his surveillance products effectively erode for the public. As the anti-ALPR movement gains momentum, with groups like DeFlock America reaching hundreds of thousands of members, legislators are increasingly pressured to regulate or ban Flock’s camera networks. The incident underscores the intensifying tension between the growth of mass surveillance infrastructure and the public's demand for digital privacy and accountability from tech executives.