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Los Angeles Law Enforcement Will Stop Using Flock Cameras
Los Angeles Police Department did not renew its contract with Flock Safety after privacy concerns emerged over data sharing with federal agencies including ICE, despite California restrictions. The suspension affects 138 cameras used for license plate reading and follows disclosure of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Flock's systems.
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The Wire takeaway
If you're building surveillance or data collection software for government, your contract now depends on contractual proof of data control—not just compliance promises. LA just killed a $138-camera deployment because Flock couldn't answer a simple question: who owns the data once it leaves the camera?
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Topics: Cybersecurity · surveillance-tech · data-privacy · government-contracts · flock-safety · regulatory-pressure