CEO of Flock Safety, steering data policy amid LAPD renegotiations after concerns over privacy and immigrant/abortion-targeting misuse
The LAPD has let its three-year contract with Flock Safety expire amid civil-liberties and privacy concerns. An external audit recommends pausing new ALPR deployments, tightening data-control rules, and boosting public input before any new agreements. City officials and civil-rights groups are pressuring for stronger safeguards and clearer ownership of data.
Flock has announced changes to its license-plate reader network, making safeguards mandatory for law enforcement, shortening data retention to seven days, and requiring case codes to link searches to investigations. Critics say the measures still leave room for abuse, while supporters argue they enhance accountability and community values.