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Flock Safety CEO sets the record STRAIGHT

Fox News · 2 months ago

The short version: Fox News gives Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley a friendly stage to spin away mounting public backlash against his company's ALPR network.

Our Take

When the head of a surveillance company gets a softball segment on Fox & Friends to "set the record straight," you can bet the record he's setting is the one most favorable to his business model. Garrett Langley didn't build Flock Safety by accident — he built it by selling small-town police chiefs and HOAs on the idea that a camera on every corner is just modern convenience. The backlash Fox mentions in passing is the real story here: everyday Americans, not just activists, are waking up to the fact that a private company is quietly logging where their cars go, every day, and selling that data trail to law enforcement with almost no public oversight.

Notice what's missing from these friendly TV hits: hard answers on data retention, who exactly can query the system, how often it's wrong, and what happens when ICE, bounty hunters, or an abusive ex gets access through a backdoor agency. "Trust us, we're the good guys" isn't a policy, it's a marketing line — and it's the same one every surveillance vendor uses right before a scandal breaks.

Don't take a CEO's word for it. Check our map to see if Flock or similar ALPR cameras are already watching your street, and head to our take-action page if you want to push back at your next city council meeting.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Fox News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.