Flock Safety Under Fire Over Misuse | California News

Flock Safety’s CEO Garrett Langley issues a public apology after reports surface of law enforcement misusing the company’s license plate camera network—allegedly for stalking and personal gain. Acknowledging the company’s delayed response, Langley vows to shorten data retention from 30 to 7 days, require case codes for searches, and let users restrict what agencies can look up. He defends the tech’s role in exposing abuse, not enabling it, and warns officers considering misuse that violations will be caught—and calls for harsher legal penalties beyond firing. The ACLU sees the data cuts as a step forward but questions if “Evidence Mode” truly safeguards privacy. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/950ed2ee7a36dc76