Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots.’ Its website says different

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company’s gunshot detection microphones detect “just gunshots,” but Flock’s website paints a far broader picture of what other ambient audio also gets picked up.

Speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, the co-founder of the surveillance company defended Flock’s audio-collection product called Gunshot Detection , which listens for gunshots and other ambient audio across nearby neighborhoods to provide “earlier awareness” to potential public safety events.

Flock’s website says that the company’s audio systems can pinpoint gunfire instantly, while also being able to “detect street takeovers early to stop chaos before it escalates,” and “identify severe crashes in real time so help arrives faster.” It also says they can “expand awareness beyond gunfire with alerts for car crashes, fireworks, and sideshows.”