Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
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Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny, announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform.
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AI GeneratedFlock is updating its automatic license plate reading system to address public backlash and reports of police abuse. Key changes include reducing the default data retention period from 30 to seven days and implementing stricter search justifications and auditing tools to prevent misuse.
Changes are coming to the suddenly much maligned Flock camera system.
This comes amid growing public backlash over reports of some police officers
abusing the automatic license plate reading system.
Flock CEO Garrett Langley says the company will cut its default
data storing period from 30 days to seven days.
Users must also use an audit tool that flags
abnormal behavior and input a case number to justify each search.
The company will also roll out what it calls evidence mode in the next few weeks.
That will allow detectives to preserve data as evidence for an active investigation.