Somebody’s Watching Me: Flock versus Red Light Cameras in Lynnwood

Somebody’s watching me: Flock versus red light cameras in Lynnwood

LYNNWOOD—In reaction to several members of the community voicing their concerns that the City of Lynnwood’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology may have been accessed for immigration-related queries at its October 24 meeting, the Lynnwood Police Department (LPD) announced last week that it temporarily paused the law enforcement tool known as Flock Safey cameras citing public trust. “Flock cameras have already proven to be an invalua…

Des Moines Police tighten privacy controls on Flock safety camera data, cut off all federal access - The Waterland Blog

The City of Des Moines recently clarified that no federal law enforcement agencies – including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – have access to data from the city’s Flock safety cameras, following community questions about the technology’s use and privacy protections. "The Des Moines Police Department has verified that no federal law-enforcement partners have access to our Flock data," the city said in a statement. According to the cit…