How Surveillance Firms Use ‘Democracy’ As a Cover for Serving ICE and Trump

Photo: President Trump arrives with Attorney General Pam Bondi to speak at the Justice Department on March 14, 2025. Photo credit: The White House via Flickr. US government work. Article by Joseph Cox. 404 Media – September 25, 2025.

In a blog post published in June, Garrett Langley, the CEO and co-founder of surveillance company Flock, said “We rely on the democratic process, on the individuals that the majority vote for to represent us, to determine what is and is not acceptable in cities and states.” The post explained that the company believes the laws of the country and individual states and municipalities, not the company, should determine the limits of what Flock’s technology can be used for, […]

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