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Flock CEO denies firing police departments; Microsoft and Japan dismantle scam network

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Flock CEO Garrett Langley has stated that the surveillance company has not terminated contracts with police departments, contrary to reports of abuse. Separately, Microsoft and Japan have collaborated to dismantle a cybercrime network responsible for over a billion scam messages, aiming to reduce the prevalence of phishing attempts. AI

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Flock CEO denies firing police departments; Microsoft and Japan dismantle scam network

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not cancelled contracts of an

    Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not cancelled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/floc k-ceo-w…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/flock-ceo-we-havent-fire…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages We've all gotten a scam text about a nonexistent parking ticket or a fake

    Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages We've all gotten a scam text about a nonexistent parking ticket or a fake package delivery, but hopefully you'll start seeing fewer of them. Microsoft says it helped dismantle a marketplace for…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/microsoft-scam-messages-ma…

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