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New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Reviewing Flock Camera Data Retention Policy
The company said most privacy changes will be mandatory for law enforcement customers on Jan. 1 after usage data showed over 90% of searches end within a week.
- On Thursday, Flock Safety announced it is reducing the default data retention period for its automated license plate readers from 30 days to 7 days, effective for all new clients.
- These policy updates follow reports of law enforcement officers allegedly using cameras for "personal, non-law-enforcement purposes," prompting public outcry and contract cancellations across multiple communities.
- All law enforcement clients must now adopt Audit Assistance to flag "abnormal activity" for review, and agencies are required to enter official case codes before executing search queries.
- Company CEO Garrett Langley described the changes as a "new standard for privacy, security, and accountability," while multi-factor authentication became mandatory for all system logins.
- Max Isaacs, director of technology law and policy at the New York University School of Law's Policing Project, called the adjustments a "welcome change" but questioned why guardrails were not built in from the start.
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Michigan county to keep Flock data for just 7 days as company rolls out new guidelines
MONROE COUNTY, MI - The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will keep data collected by Flock Safety cameras just seven days, down from its previous retention policy of up to 30 days, the office announced Friday.
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New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office reviewing Flock camera data retention policy
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is reviewing how it uses Flock license plate reader cameras following recent questions and concerns about the technology and how long data is kept. The sheriff’s office says North Carolina law allows captured license plate information to be retained for up to 90 days, with certain exceptions. But the agency says its current policy is more restrictive. The sheriff’s office cu…
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