Growing backlash amid privacy concerns over Flock cameras

There's rising scrutiny over Flock Safety's nationwide network of cameras that record license plate numbers. Over the weekend, a protest turned physical in Fargo, North Dakota, while officials in Hood County, Texas, shut down and covered its cameras over privacy concerns. Anna Schecter reports.

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'Have I Been Flocked?' lets drivers check license plate searches as Flock introduces new privacy safeguards and oversight rules.

The company’s attempts to protect Americans’ privacy “will do nothing to protect innocent people from warrantless mass surveillance,” says an Institute for Justice attorney.

Some law enforcement officers have been accused of using the eyes in the sky for personal ends to stalk partners and ex-partners

Flock Safety, whose surveillance cameras have faced mounting questions, announced Thursday a set of changes designed to improve privacy protections and reduce the likelihood of misuse. The company said the updates emerge in response to concerns that have built over time about how the technology is used, according to Ju

Garrett Langley, Flock Safety CEO and founder, talks about rolling out new guardrails to enhance privacy protections and reduce instances of abuse. Some police officers have been accused of misusing the company's license plate readers. Langley says they are working to balance privacy rights and safety while holding peo

Flock CEO Garrett Langley says customers own the data the Flock surveillance cameras record, and they can also decide which offenses can be searched.

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US firm tightens oversight of automatic licence-plate readers after reports of misuse by police officers.

Flock announces changes to its license plate reader network after reported abuse by members of law enforcement  Chicago Tribune

Flock, the maker of a vast roadside camera network that maps cars’ movements into a database, said it will enact major changes in hopes of preventing abuse by police officers.

CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortions For nearly a decade, the company Flock Safety has gradually built out a network of cameras across the US that allows law enforcement officials to conduct about 20bn license plate scans every month. In tha

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

Flock Safety, the private AI-powered security camera company installing surveillance technology around the U.S., announced new security measures amid intensifying backlash and reports of law enforcement abuse.

On Thursday, the surveillance technology company Flock announced that it will limit access to its network of over 120,000 automatic license plate readers following disturbing reports dating back to at least 2021 of police officers abusing the technology for criminal activities like stalking. In his blog announcement, F

Critics say the measures are “public relations” and leave room for continued misuse.

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network  AP News

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 safety is cutting default license-plate camera data retention from 30 days to seven days and requiring police to document the reason for every search.

They were involved in incidents tracking people with whom they had a “personal relationship".

The rise of public surveillance has also led to the rise of an adversarial counterpart: fashion designed to confuse AI security cameras. It’s designed to baffle the senses of Axon body cams, Flock cameras, and other tools of mass surveillance through tricks like patterns that AI sensors confuse for animals, objects, or