Flock CEO Says No Police Customers Dropped Despite Database Abuse
Flock CEO Garrett Langley says no police customers have been dropped despite misuse, privacy, accuracy and cybersecurity concerns around 100,000 cameras.
Summary
On October 14, 2026, Atlanta based Flock CEO Garrett Langley told Connie Loizos at Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco that the company has never terminated a police department or other customer for abusing its products. Dozens of officers have been arrested, fired or told to resign for accessing Flock’s nationwide license plate database without permission, often to stalk people. Langley said knowingly illegal conduct would trigger immediate termination and widespread abuse could end a relationship, but called two offenders within a 50 officer department a nuanced case, arguing communities should not lose a crime fighting tool. More than 100,000 Flock cameras let local police and federal agencies track vehicles and people nationwide. Flock has no direct ICE contract, although ICE reportedly accessed its data through local departments.
Privacy concerns have led towns and cities to cancel Flock contracts or let them expire. Reported camera reactivations against customers’ wishes prompted residents to cover or destroy units. Outside Disrupt, demonstrators protested Flock’s AI powered surveillance using imagery from “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “1984,” while Ashley Ortiz of The Wolves said opposition spans political groups and questioned whether mass surveillance improves safety. Langley said Flock helps police solve crimes faster, citing a stolen car carrying a baby that was quickly recovered. Cybersecurity and accuracy problems have also been linked to dozens of police stops and wrongful arrests, including a journalist driving a review vehicle. Some communities have switched to Axon, but Langley rejected any potential sale to the Taser and body camera maker.
Positives
- More than 100,000 Flock cameras can help local police and federal agencies locate vehicles and investigate crimes across jurisdictions.
- A stolen car carrying a baby was recovered quickly with help from Flock’s system, according to Garrett Langley.
- Knowingly illegal customer conduct would trigger immediate termination, Langley said, while widespread abuse could also end a contract.
- Some communities can replace Flock with Axon, giving local governments an alternative surveillance provider.
Risks & concerns
- Dozens of officers were arrested, fired or told to resign after abusing Flock access, often to stalk people without permission.
- Flock has never terminated a customer for abuse, despite misconduct involving police access to its nationwide database.
- More than 100,000 cameras enable cross jurisdiction tracking of vehicles and people, intensifying privacy and mass surveillance concerns.
- ICE reportedly obtained Flock data through local police departments despite having no direct contract with the company.
- Reported unauthorized camera reactivations led residents to cover or destroy cameras after customers sought to disable them.
- Cybersecurity and accuracy failures have contributed to dozens of stops and wrongful arrests, including a journalist driving a review vehicle.