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Flock CEO Apologizes For Calling Activists ‘Terrorists’

Flock Safety's $8.3B surveillance play faces activist backlash—and the CEO just apologized for the messaging.

Reporting by Forbes Innovation 1 min brief
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Why it matters

As AI-powered surveillance infrastructure scales, regulatory and public trust challenges are becoming business risks. Flock's license plate reader controversy highlights the growing tension between AI deployment and civil liberties activism—a pattern that will shape how enterprises adopt similar technologies.

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  1. Flock Safety valued at $8.3B

  2. CEO Garrett Langley apologized for calling activists 'terroristic'

  3. Non-violent activist movement against license plate readers gaining momentum

  4. Surveillance technology governance and public trust implications for AI infrastructure companies

  5. CEO Garrett Langley retracted 'terroristic' characterization of activists

  6. License plate reader technology facing organized activist opposition

  7. Public apology signals vulnerability of surveillance AI companies to reputational pressure

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Publisher excerpt: As a movement against $8.3 billion Flock Safety’s license plate readers gathers momentum, company CEO Garrett Langley tells Forbes he shouldn’t have called non-violent activists “terroristic” organizations.
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