Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash
Thu Aug 13 2026
Government
Law Enforcement
Privacy
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The police-tech giant Flock is announcing today that it will change officers’ access to its nationwide network of license plate readers, in an apparent effort to quell a growing backlash and win back contracts lost amid concerns about mass surveillance and police abuse. Several changes aim directly at a problem that has made recent headlines:…