Surveillance company Flock Safety, one of the most controversial technology companies in the US, is expanding its footprint beyond automated license plate readers and its vast AI-powered camera network. Facing growing backlash over its partnership with law enforcement and its tracking of activists and protesters, Flock is now betting on drones — flying cameras dispatched
Surveillance technology startup Flock announced a series of new policies and tools on Thursday, claiming they will help curb abuse of its automated license plate camera reader systems and help keep its law enforcement customers accountable. Flock is now recommending police departments retain data for seven days rather than the previous 30 days. Along with
Langley said that, with clearly visible cameras in cities and neighbourhoods, the public increasingly, external sees the firm as an outlet for their growing concerns about privacy and technology, external. “Because you can see our cameras, it’s easier to get mad,” Langley said. In the US, there is no comprehensive law protecting or governing the
The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in the age of AI. And Flock Safety, a company that has seen both an influx of investment and intense public backlash, finds itself right in the center of that debate. That’s why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is reportedly ending its agreement with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that helps law enforcement track vehicles using thousands of its license plate cameras located across the United States. A senior LAPD official told media outlets, first reported by ABC7 and the Los Angeles Times, that the police department