Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The debate about where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in the age of AI. And Flock Safety, a company that has seen both an influx of investment and a massive public backlash, sits in the middle of that debate.

That’s why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, it’s bringing Flock founder and CEO Garrett Langley on stage to talk about those very issues. Interruption has always had its fair share of difficult conversations, and you should expect no less in this session.

And Langley’s discussion on AI, surveillance, and the future of public safety is just one of many compelling conversations happening at Disrupt this year, which will take place October 13-15 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. You can get in on the schedule we’ve announced so far here, or take advantage of the low, early bird ticket prices right here.

How the Security of the Herd, and Langley, disrupted 2026

Atlanta-based Herd Safety isn’t Langley’s first foray into the startup space. In previous roles, he worked at the automotive subscription company Clutch and the platform Experience, where he oversaw several teams, including engineering and design before its sale to Cox Enterprises for $200 million in 2014.

Flock started in 2017, with Langley partnering with co-founders Matt Feury and Paige Todd, going through Y Combinator before finding great success selling its surveillance technology to businesses and law enforcement agencies. You may associate the company with license area recognition, although it has widely used surveillance cameras and has been developing drone first responders following its Aerodome acquisition.

The company’s most recent funding round last year, a $275 million round, put Flock at a valuation of $7.5 billion, a significant increase from the prior year’s valuation of $4.8 billion. In total, the facility has received $950 million in funding since its inception.

Flock’s business success has been coupled with pushback from privacy advocates such as the ACLU and members of the general public, with some people even destroying Flock’s surveillance cameras as it continues to provide its cameras and data to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in particular. Among the biggest obvious obstacles for the Herd, Amazon’s Ring recently ended its relationship with the company, and the LAPD let its contract with the Herd expire this month.

Langley will discuss the company’s approach to the growing convergence of AI and the surveillance industry in a conversation that is sure to enlighten Flock’s fans and critics alike.

To watch the conversation in person and join the 10,000 other founders, investors, tech enthusiasts, and innovators who will be flocking to San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on October 13-15 for an extensive series of workshops, speaker discussions, parties, and networking, get the best ticket of the year.