"Flock cameras take hundreds of pictures a second of license plates. When a computer stitches the pictures together, it is able to provide information on the daily travels of average citizens, including those not suspected of any crime. When Mountain View City Council approved the installation of Flock cameras in May 2024, police said the system would help them investigate car break-ins and home burglaries. Police promised they would follow strict protocols to protect privacy and prevent federal agencies from accessing the city's Flock data."
"The city said the agencies accessed data August to November 2024 without the police department's permission or knowledge. The city said the data hadn't been accessed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which was the fear of residents in 2024 when the Flock system was approved. The city said the federal agencies accessed Mountain View's information because a setting on the Flock equipment had been set incorrectly. The city blamed Flock."
Mountain View installed Flock automated license-plate readers in May 2024 to help investigate car break-ins and home burglaries. Flock cameras capture hundreds of pictures per second and can map daily travels of ordinary citizens, including those not suspected of crimes. Police promised strict privacy protocols and to prevent federal access to the city's Flock data. Between August and November 2024, multiple federal agencies accessed the city's Flock data without police permission or knowledge. The city said ICE did not access the data. The city attributed the access to an incorrectly set Flock equipment setting and said Flock has assured fixes to prevent out-of-state access.
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