Los Angeles police ditch Flock contract after one in three stolen-car alerts prove false
An internal review that found repeated mistakes in artificial intelligence-generated stolen-vehicle alerts is pushing the Los Angeles Police…
LAPD renegotiating deal with license plate reader company Flock Safety
Less than a week after the Los Angeles Police Department announced it had halted its relationship with Flock…
Berkeley City Council to vote on removing Black Lives Matter-era tear gas ban | Law and Justice
The Berkeley City Council will vote on whether to reinstate the Berkeley Police Department’s ability to use tear…
Auburn California Flock Surveillance Cameras Stolen and Dumped in a Canal
Surveillance cameras designed to track every passing vehicle got yanked off their poles early one Sunday morning. Someone…
$2.4 million surveillance contract with Flock approved by Alameda County
Alameda County’s new $2.4 million contract extension with Flock Safety, approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday,…
City Council moves forward with surveillance expansion, delays rent control measure | City Government
The Berkeley City Council pushed forward Tuesday night with efforts to find technology vendors for new surveillance technology…
Flock surveillance cameras threaten local democracies | The Soapbox
If you live in Berkeley, California — or in basically any American city — you are constantly under…
Flock Safety denies that feds directly accessed San Francisco’s camera system
License plate reader camera manufacturer Flock Safety said Thursday that no federal agencies directly accessed the San Francisco…
San Francisco police cut off Flock access after improper searches for federal, out-of-state agencies
San Francisco police said Wednesday that their license plate reader data was improperly searched nearly 300 times on…
UC Berkeley must ensure data is not shared with unaccountable parties | Editorials
As the UC system further encroaches on students’ privacy, UC Berkeley faces the choice to comply or resist:…
Oakland Police Swamped by Over One Million Camera Alerts as Stolen Vehicle Notifications Are Switched Off
Automated license plate readers have become a popular tool for police departments looking to combat crime with fewer…
Flock is quietly training police to sway city leaders to buy surveillance tech
Last week, Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based company that has built a national network of license plate surveillance cameras…