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Garrett Langley (born 1986 or 1987)[1] is the founder and current CEO of Flock Safety. He is also the former founder of Clutch (a car subscription service) and Experience (a mobile platform for live events).[2]
Early life
[edit]As a high school student, Langley met entrepreneur Tripp Rackley. They would later collaborate on various business ventures.[3] Langley studied electrical engineering at Georgia Tech.[4]
Career
[edit]Langley has stated that he believes that Flock ensures that people have a right to safety and that automated systems are less biased than human judgement.[5] He also believes that Flock can make opportunistic crime "incredibly hard to get away with—so hard that people just choose not to do it".[6]
Langley has stated that the inspiration behind Flock was police inaction regarding a series of 2017 thefts in his Atlanta neighborhood and that he was told there were limited options without more evidence such as eyewitnesses or reports regarding suspicious vehicles. Langley partnered with former classmates, Matt Feury and Paige Todd, to create a prototype for an automatic number-plate recognition device that ran on solar power and could easily be placed in public. They originally sold their invention to homeowner's associations, before becoming more focused on partnering with police departments across the United States.[1]
Langley's rhetoric regarding the role and reach of his company has been criticized across the political spectrum. A writer from The New Yorker described him as offering contradictory messaging "when faced with genuine concerns about how his product creates less safe conditions for citizens, by repressing their autonomy, freedom, and right to public space, he holds up his hands, shakes his head, and pretends that none of that is any of his business".[1] In an interview with Click on Detroit, Langley called for greater regulation of his industry.[7] Public backlash intensified after he was interviewed on Fox News and stated that there should be a compromise between public safety and privacy.[8] Since then, he has avoided appearing in public, sending a letter to a U.S. Senate committee instead of being physically present. There have been numerous attempts to doxx him, which led to his purported address to be blurred from public view on Google Maps, and prompted commentary regarding the perceived irony of his ability to lead a private life.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Brickner-Wood, Brady (September 9, 2026). "Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Garret Langley". Georgia Tech. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Riley, Betsy (January 19, 2022). "Meet Atlanta's new wave of entrepreneurs". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
- ↑ Fischels, Josie (August 18, 2026). "Who is Flock's CEO, Garrett Langley?". The Hill. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "TED2026: Flock CEO highlights role of technology in data-driven policing". Police1. April 17, 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ Feder, Joel (July 29, 2026). "Flock's CEO Faced Me After Its Cameras Led to My Wrongful Stop". The Drive. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
- ↑ Kostiuk, Lauren (August 18, 2026). "We asked Flock CEO these 16 questions. Here's what he said". Click on Detroit. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ Rahman, Khaleda (August 27, 2026). "Flock CEO Garrett Langley Targeted as Address Shared Online". Newsweek. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
- ↑ DiBenedetto, Chase (September 28, 2026). "The internet goes after Flock CEO's personal information as backlash continues". Mashable. Retrieved 29 September 2026.