Flock CEO

The CEO of surveillance company Flock has removed or obscured his home from Google Maps, drawing mockery online after users flagged the location and tagged it as a "public toilet." Critics say the episode highlights a double standard: a company executive whose business powers mass surveillance shielding his own privacy from public view. Jokes and criticism are spreading across social media.

Flock Safety's chief executive is facing a wave of personal criticism as anger grows over the company's surveillance practices. Flock Safety operates automated license plate recognition cameras used by police and communities across the United States, and privacy advocates have long warned about mass data collection. Critics are now directing their frustration at the CEO himself rather than just the company's policies.

Online users have flagged the home of Flock Safety's chief executive as a public toilet, drawing attention to the surveillance company at the centre of growing controversy over its license-plate recognition cameras. The prank-style tagging is being read as a form of protest against the firm and its leadership.