Flock Safety to tighten police access to license plate data amid privacy concerns

Flock Safety is tightening police access to its nationwide license plate-reading data by mandating new safeguards for law enforcement, including audit systems to detect abuse, shortened data retention from 30 to 7 days, and requirements for case numbers before searches. These changes aim to improve transparency and rebuild trust amid privacy concerns and scrutiny over data sharing and accuracy of the technology.

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