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 bringing Flock Founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to talk about those same topics. Disrupt has always had its fair share of hard-hitting conversations, and you should expect no less from this session.

And Langley’s discussion of artificial intelligence, surveillance, and the future of public safety is just one of many compelling conversations taking place at this year’s Disrupt, taking place October 13-15 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. You can dive into the lineup we’ve announced so far here or take advantage of the lowest early bird ticket prices right here.

How Flock Safety and Langley came to disrupt the year 2026

Atlanta-based Flock Safety is not Langley’s first experience in the startup space. In previous roles, he worked on car subscription service Clutch and the Experience platform, where he oversaw several teams, including engineering and design, before its sale to Cox Enterprises for $200 million in 2014.

Flock started in 2017, when Langley partnered with co-founders Matt Feury and Paige Todd, went through Y Combinator before experiencing significant success selling its surveillance technology to companies and law enforcement agencies. You may associate the company with license site reconnaissance, although it has cameras for more general surveillance use and has been developing first response drones following the acquisition of Aerodome.

The company’s most recent fundraising last year, a $275 million round, put Flock at a valuation of $7.5 billion, which was a sharp increase from the $4.8 billion valuation the year before. In total, the team has raised $950 million in total funding since its inception.

Flock’s business success has been accompanied by opposition from privacy advocates such as the ACLU and members of the general public, with some people going so far as to destroy Flock’s surveillance cameras as it continues to offer its cameras and databases to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in particular. Among the biggest apparent setbacks for Flock, Amazon’s Ring recently ended a partnership with the company, and the Los Angeles Police Department let its deal with Flock expire this month.

Langley will discuss the company’s approach to the increasingly intertwined nature of AI and the surveillance industry in a discussion that is sure to prove enlightening to Flock supporters and critics.

To see the discussion in person and join the 10,000 other founders, investors, tech enthusiasts, and innovators who will flock to San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on October 13-15 for a wide range of workshops, speaker talks, after-parties, and networking, get a ticket at the best price you’ll see for the rest of the year right here.