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Surveillance company Flock moves to increase oversight after police misuse
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· August 13, 2026
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Key takeaway The company will reduce the default period for holding people's movement data from one month to one week.
Flock Safety, a company that tracks vehicle movements through cameras, has announced new safeguards for its products. The company will reduce the default period for holding people's movement data from one month to one week. In cases where officers need to hold data longer, they will be required to enter a case number.
Flock Safety is also deploying a system to detect and prevent potential police abuse of its data. Further details on these changes are available from the company, which outlined its plans in a press release. The new safeguards aim to address privacy concerns and prevent officer abuse of the company's data.
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Category: safety ·
Published: August 13, 2026 ·
Source: NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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