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

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Flock Safety's CEO publicly claimed their microphones only listen for gunshots, but the company's own marketing materials and internal documentation suggest the system can detect a much wider range of audio events. This discrepancy has fueled a massive privacy backlash as critics fear the infrastructure could be used for invasive public eavesdropping.