Post by @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social

2026-10-09 13:51 UTC

Flock confirms it's cutting staff, as the company faces mounting backlash over its surveillance technology. When asked by TechCrunch, a Flock spokesperson wouldn't say if chief executive Garrett Langley took a pay cut as part of the workforce reduction. By me: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/surveillance-company-flock-cuts-staff-as-privacy-backlash-grows/ Bypass for ad-blockers: https://archive.is/epjKf

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@catsalad@infosec.exchange 2026-10-09 13:55

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social Garrett Langley needed his 18% "cost of living" pay raise. Being a CEO is tough 😭

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@rv@infosec.exchange 2026-10-09 15:02

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social props for asking that question! 👏🏼

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@grepe@ieji.de 2026-10-09 15:07

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social corporations should only be allowed to enact mass firings after they cut all bonuses and benefits for top management first. the fact that there are no rules that would require that and most people take the claims about necessity to fire people for "cost savings" at face value is telling a lot about our society in general.

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@VANTABlack2000@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-10-09 16:47

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social Even if Flock goes bankrupt we need to remember Flock isn't ths problem, but ALPRs as a whole. I would love seeing Flock get knocked down a peg, but we can't act like the battle is over if that makes sense. The article is great though.

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