Surveillance Technology Podcast Summaries

Can a Camera on Every Corner Make Us Safer? | Garrett Langley | TED

TED

Jul 17, 2026

Garrett Langley argues that modern public safety is a data problem, not a resource one. By deploying objective, AI-driven vehicle tracking, law enforcement can move away from subjective, biased policing toward precise, evidence-based intervention. He contends that the societal trade-off is necessary to ensure safety is a universal right rather than a privilege for the affluent.

Key insight: Flock Safety's audit logs were used to identify and imprison a police chief who abused the system to track an ex-partner, demonstrating that the technology provides the very accountability mechanisms needed to police the police.