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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’

TechCrunch · Oct 15, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.

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