Flock Safety Mandates Surveillance Camera Abuse Safeguards
TL;DR. Flock Safety will now mandate that law enforcement customers enable audit features for its AI-powered license plate reader systems. - The decision follows reports of over 50 officers misusing Flock’s tracking capabilities, including stalking ex-partners. - Agencies must activate "Audit Assistance" by year-end, which flags abnormal system activity for review. - New policies also restrict data sharing to specific investigations and set a default 7-day retention for scans.
- Flock Safety will mandate law enforcement agencies enable audit features on its camera systems.
- The move comes after reports of police abusing the surveillance technology, including targeting immigrants and individuals seeking abortions.
- Audit Assistance, which flags 'abnormal activity,' will become compulsory by the end of the year.
- New policies will limit data sharing between agencies and reduce default scan retention to seven days.