Flock will add privacy guardrails to camera systems amid backlash

Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance. The company announced Thursday it will reduce its default data retention window from 30 to seven days, cutting t

Flock's updates include changes in the retention period and new search requirements for police. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Flock Safety is introducing new privacy, accountability, and security updates. The default data retention period is shortening, and law enforcement will be required to input case codes for searc

CEO Garrett Langley pushed back against a “misconception that we are some evil entity that has these diabolical plans.”

Flock cameras have been stolen or vandalized in at least seven cities across Minnesota. Duluth and six more jurisdictions are dropping the technology.

The bars Badlands and Toad Hall said they would stop using the AI-powered platform PatronScan, which was used to verify IDs and ages and flag problem patrons across all venues.