Flock CEO Garrett Langley said at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 that the company has not terminated any contracts with police departments over misuse of its license plate reader cameras, despite reports of dozens of officers arrested, fired, or forced to resign after abusing access to Flock's national license plate database. Speaking with TechCrunch's editor-in-chief, Langley said the company would end a relationship only where there was clear, widespread abuse, but added that it has not done so to date.
Langley acknowledged the company has debated the issue internally, but argued that taking the product away from a community that might need it to fight crime is not the right move. "If a customer knowingly broke the law, we would fire them immediately," he said, while describing most cases as more nuanced, such as "what if two officers out of fifty were caught?" He said firing a customer is "not off the table" in cases of drastic law-breaking.
The comments came as demonstrators gathered outside the Disrupt venue to protest Flock's AI-powered surveillance, with signs reading "Flock off" and costumes referencing "The Handmaid's Tale." Flock has also faced criticism over cybersecurity issues and camera accuracy problems that have led to wrongful arrests. Some communities have replaced Flock with rival surveillance companies like Axon, but Langley said Flock is not considering a sale to Axon or anyone else.