Flock Safety Tightens Privacy Controls | Orlando News

Flock Safety is rolling out major privacy upgrades after mounting backlash over police misuse of its license plate cameras—now requiring case codes for every search, auto-locking accounts for suspicious activity, and slashing data retention from 30 to 7 days. CEO announces these formerly optional controls will become mandatory by January 1st, including tools to flag unusual search patterns. While the tech has helped catch criminals and find missing persons, reports of officers using it for personal tracking—including stalking exes—have led to over 50 agencies pulling out and even vandalism. Flock’s new system lets local departments block non-police searches (like immigration enforcement) while still flagging emergency overrides for review. It’s a high-stakes balancing act: leveraging powerful surveillance to fight crime without enabling abuse. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ace58a759ba7d460