Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:20:04 GMT

CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortionsFor 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 that time, the company had largely left the decision to turn on safety measures up to its customers. Many of those organizations did not turn them on. Continue reading...

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The same story across the political spectrum (2 sources)

Left: Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse — www.bbc.com
Center: Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works — techcrunch.com

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