Anti-Flock Users Mark CEO Garrett Langley’s Home a Public Toilet as 820,000 Join Backlash
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Updated · Mashable · Sep 28
Anti-Flock Users Mark CEO Garrett Langley’s Home a Public Toilet as 820,000 Join Backlash
3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Sep 28
Summary
An unverified address reportedly tied to Flock CEO Garrett Langley was labeled a public toilet online, escalating a campaign that urged users to share his personal information.
The backlash centers on privacy: critics say Langley shields his own home — including blurred Google Street View images — while Flock sells license-plate surveillance to police nationwide.
Langley kept out of public view last week as the U.S. Senate's crime subcommittee heard testimony on Flock's flaws, sending a letter instead of appearing.
Flock, valued at $8 billion, has become a focal point for a fast-growing anti-ALPR movement pushing towns and lawmakers to cancel contracts, regulate the technology or ban it outright.
Over the weekend, DeFlock America — a key online hub for surveillance opponents — topped 820,000 Facebook members, underscoring the scale of the organizing.