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Embattled surveillance technology company Flock Safety unveiled a \u201cgenerous\u201d severance package for voluntary employee departures on Friday, according to a report in Wired<\/a>.<\/p>\n Flock reportedly expects a significant portion of its 1,500-person workforce to express interest in the buyouts, and said it will grant them to a majority of those who are interested. The company\u2019s internal announcement described these packages as the \u201cmost generous\u201d it has ever offered.<\/p>\n By letting employees depart voluntarily, Flock can say goodbye to team members demoralized by the ongoing backlash over the company\u2019s license plate recognition technology. Wired also reports that without buyouts, the company would \u201calmost certainly\u201d need to lay off some staff.<\/p>\n In August, The Washington Post identified 46 cases<\/a> where police officers have been accused of misusing Flock technology, including cases where they allegedly stalked their wives, girlfriends, or exes. Florida and Texas both said they will stop using the startup\u2019s technology<\/a>, and an anti-surveillance advocacy group identified 90 cities that dropped Flock in August alone<\/a> \u2014 a fourfold increase from the previous month.<\/p>\n TechCrunch has reached out to Flock for comment. The startup\u2019s CEO Garrett Langley recently told the All-In podcast<\/a> that the \u201cbiggest damage\u201d caused by the backlash has been to \u201cinternal morale.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n