# Flock Safety chief’s leaked remarks renew scrutiny of surveillance firm

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/leaked-audio-exposes-ceo-of-creepy-surveillance-camera-firm-flock-dragging-wife-into-latest-controversy/
- Published: 2026-10-31T21:37:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T21:47:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242627/flock-ceo-leaked-audio-orlando.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Flock CEO Garrett Langley was recorded discussing criticism of the company.
- He claimed Russian bots fuelled backlash, but offered no evidence.
- More than 55 communities ended Flock contracts in the previous year.

## Summary

Leaked audio of Flock Safety chief executive Garrett Langley has added to scrutiny of the surveillance camera company, which faces criticism over privacy. Speaking at a private gathering of police chiefs in Orlando, he said his wife had advised him never to apologise and claimed Russian bots were behind online criticism of Flock.

Langley offered no evidence for the bot claims, including his assertion that online backlash fell by 50 per cent after a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian data centre. Flock says it has about 100,000 cameras in the United States; they record vehicle plates, locations and travel times, which police use to search for vehicles and suspects. The company says data is deleted after 30 days by default, while the ACLU said more than 55 communities ended Flock contracts in the previous year over surveillance and oversight concerns.

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