Flock CEO says ‘we shouldn’t pause progress’ of its ALPR cameras — and that it will fire any law-breaking police customers 'immediately'
- Flock’s CEO has defended his company’s products in the face of criticism
- He said "we shouldn’t pause progress" in the name of privacy
- His comments at times contradicted those on Flock’s website
Flock has repeatedly found itself in hot water over the past few months, with the automated license plate recognition cameras causing controversy amid privacy concerns and widespread public backlash. But speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Flock’s CEO dismissed such concerns as being the price of “progress.”
“If we want to live in a society where, if you commit a crime, you have a higher probability of being held accountable, we shouldn’t pause progress,” declared Flock’s Garrett Langley. TechCrunch noted that Langley’s argument positioned Flock as a technology that is “somewhat inevitable” and that the CEO stressed that living in a safer society required citizens giving up their privacy in return.
As noted by TechCrunch, the...
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