News Summary

• Surveillance tech company Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners and others.
• CEO Garrett Langley is delivering a mea culpa, and says he’s changed his mind on what responsibility Flock bears for how law enforcement uses it.
• Flock will begin implementing updates that include requiring a previously optional feature called Audit Assistance, which flags “abnormal search behavior” and immediately locks out suspicious users until an administrator reviews their activity.
• All users will also be required to enter case codes to run searches, ideally limiting the ability to run a query for personal or nefarious purposes.