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Flock announces changes amid backlash over its licence plate reader network
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Fusion42 · 17 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Flock Safety announced mandatory new restrictions on law enforcement access to its licence plate reader data, including audit tools to flag abnormal searches, shortened data retention from 30 to 7 days, and requiring case-linked search codes to address privacy concerns and curb misuse.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Security Infrastructure, and 32 sources have reported it between 7 Aug 2026 and 22 Aug 2026.
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You face tighter guardrails on using licence plate reader data from 2027, pushing you to embed audit trails and compliance upfront or risk losing access. Police and privacy clashes will define market access for surveillance tech this year.
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32 sources · first reported 7 Aug 2026 · latest 22 Aug 2026
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