License-Plate Camera Firm Flock Safety Offers Buyouts as Surveillance Backlash Deepens

Flock Safety, a surveillance company that operates a nationwide network of automatic license plate readers, has launched a voluntary severance program to downsize its 1,500-person workforce amid a growing backlash over privacy and misuse of its technology. The company opened applications for employee buyouts on September 18, describing the packages as its most generous to date—roughly double the size of previous severance offers—with a deadline of October 2.