ALPR vendor misuse and municipal audits (Flock Safety / Dayton/Milwaukee)
Key Questions
What legislative actions are targeting Flock Safety's data sharing practices?
A nationwide effort includes 35 states considering over 100 bills focused on Flock, ICE, and abortion-related data sharing or sales. Specific measures include a Connecticut ban and Colorado restrictions on stalking concerns.
Which cities have suspended or audited Flock cameras due to community concerns?
Dayton, Ohio suspended its Flock program amid public outrage, while Milwaukee saw usage spike 180 times. Additional actions include UC Merced shutdowns, a Scarsdale lawsuit, and expanding municipal audits.
How are some areas limiting Flock camera data access?
South Portland restricts sharing to Maine authorities only. Troy and Colorado agreements require annual audits, ban immigration or demographic uses, and disable national lookups except for felonies.
Nationwide legislative push: 35 states/100 bills target Flock/ICE/abortion data sharing/sales. Dayton OH suspends Flock amid community outrage, CT ban, CO stalking/Milwaukee 180x, Scarsdale suit, UC Merced shutdowns, Oregon suit, expanding audits, CA DMV risks. Troy, CO mayor-council agreement adds annual audits, immigration/demo bans, disables national lookup except felonies. Local news explainers on Flock privacy continue to surface.