Garrett Langley, CEO and Founder of Flock Safety made a mistake, or a series of mistakes, when he repeatedly described organizers opposed to his company’s metastization of public surveillance products as terrorists. At least, that’s what he claimed in a recent Twitter post.
Last year during an interview, I made a mistake by referring to people in the DeFlock group as terrorists. I was wrong to say that, and I should have cleared this up a long time ago. That’s my fault. Around the time of the interview, I was hearing reports of ALPR-avoidance apps…
— Garrett Langley (@glangley) July 17, 2026
Setting aside questions of the authenticity of his apology, his statement comes as people across the country are pushing back against Flock’s predatory and pervasive technologies—even as San Francisco continues to receive millions of dollars from a billionaire Chris Larsen to beef up its Flock-dependent Real Time Investigation Center.
In mid-July, LAPD announced it was halting its contract with Flock over data sharing concerns. Just this month, 13 municipalities—including El Cerrito and Santa Cruz—have canceled contracts or deactivated their cameras over similar concerns, according to information compiled by anti-surveillance organization DeFlock. With the mounting concerns, the organization is sponsoring a week of action starting August 16…