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Surveillance firm Flock cuts staff amid privacy backlash

The company reduces its workforce as concerns over privacy grow, though CEO Garrett Langley has not confirmed if he will take a pay cut.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 9 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 9 Oct 2026. TechCrunch published first, on 9 October at 13:40 UTC; The Guardian followed 6h 06m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 9 October at 19:46 UTC.

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  1. AI surveillance startup Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say The Guardian ·
  2. Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows TechCrunch ·

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