Abuse
Searches run for ICE and an abortion case
2025Reporting found local police running Flock's national camera network on behalf of ICE, and a search tied to a woman who self-managed an abortion — using cameras funded by unrelated towns.
Individual
Garrett Langley
Co-founder & CEO, Flock Safety
Founder of Flock Safety, which stitched thousands of towns' license-plate cameras into a searchable national surveillance network backed by a16z and Founders Fund.
On the record
- ▸Scaled Flock to 5,000+ communities and a multibillion-dollar valuation.
- ▸Expanded from plate readers into audio detection and drones.
Companies
Incidents in their orbit
Investigation
Cameras installed without permits
2024Flock installed surveillance cameras on public roads in multiple states without required permits or approvals, prompting removals and investigations.
Sources
- ↳Flock Safety's rise — TechCrunch, 2024