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Flock Safety privacy changes: retention cut to seven days

Flock Safety privacy changes cut data retention from 30 days to seven and make search audits compulsory, after dozens of police abuse cases.

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Flock Safety privacy changes: retention cut to seven days

Flock Safety privacy changes cut data retention from 30 days to seven and make search audits compulsory, after dozens of police abuse cases.

Timeline cronologica

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·apnews.com
Amid public backlash, surveillance tech company Flock announces platform changes
One of the nation’s largest providers of automated license plate readers is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its…
giovedì 13 agosto 2026·nbcnews.com
Surveillance company Flock moves to increase oversight after police misuse
The company is also changing how long it stores people’s movement data by default.

9 h fa

Flock cut default camera-data retention from 30 days to 7 — and its own numbers say the other 23 days were…

On August 13, Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley announced that the company is cutting its default...

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businessinsider.com2 g fa

Flock is making changes after public backlash and the arrest of police officers

On Thursday, CEO Garrett Langley outlined new safety and privacy changes for the surveillance camera network "that came from listening."

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independent.co.uk1 g fa

Flock moves to increase oversight of camera use after police surveillance misuse

Flock CEO Garrett Langley stated that key platform updates will convert previously optional safeguards into mandatory features for all users by Jan. 1

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abcnews.com1 g fa

Flock announces security changes after dozens of reports of law enforcement abuse

Flock cameras are motion-activated cameras that capture specific information.

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mashable.com2 g fa

Flock CEO unveils new privacy policy: 'We're not Big Brother'

Flock just announced new default privacy settings.

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giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

theverge.com

Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’

Garrett Langley has changed his mind on the company’s policy approach.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

eu.usatoday.com

Flock camera scandals prompt company to make changes

A slew of high-profile cases allege that police have misused the controversial system used to track vehicle locations. A new update aims to crack down.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

cnn.com

Flock rolls out new police auditing and accountability controls following surveillance concerns | CNN Business

Law enforcement technology company Flock introduced new safety controls on Thursday, hoping to curb growing scrutiny and fears around surveillance and police misuse of its tools.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

technologyreview.com

Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash

The company is imposing new guardrails on its police tech after reports that officers are abusing it and cities are dropping contracts. But the changes leave glaring loopholes.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

businessinsider.com

Flock is making changes after public backlash and the arrest of police officers

On Thursday, CEO Garrett Langley outlined new safety and privacy changes for the surveillance camera network "that came from listening."

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

theverge.com

Flock’s updates are more about fixing a PR problem than actual harm, ACLU says.

The group says that while changes like more limited data retention is welcomed, the devil is in the details. “Transforming an exceptionally dangerous mass surveillance system into…

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

thestar.com

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across…

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

upi.com

Flock says it will address police misuse of surveillance systems - UPI.com

Surveillance technology company Flock Safety announced new measures to safeguard the use of its technology on after reports of police officer misuse.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

mashable.com

Flock CEO unveils new privacy policy: 'We're not Big Brother'

Flock just announced new default privacy settings.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

washingtonexaminer.com

Flock CEO outlines changes after uproar over 'surveillance' network

More than 6,000 municipalities have contracts with Flock, with over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states, according to the company.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

abcnews.com

Flock announces security changes after dozens of reports of law enforcement abuse

Flock cameras are motion-activated cameras that capture specific information.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

independent.co.uk

Flock moves to increase oversight of camera use after police surveillance misuse

Flock CEO Garrett Langley stated that key platform updates will convert previously optional safeguards into mandatory features for all users by Jan. 1

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

techcrunch.com

Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works | TechCrunch

The surveillance company announced it's making a tool called "Audit Assistance" mandatory for all customers, claiming it's already helped catch abuse. But the company has yet to…

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

cbsnews.com

Flock CEO apologizes for cases where surveillance technology was abused as company rolls out changes

The CEO of Flock Safety apologized for alleged abuses of its service by law enforcement officers as the company rolled out new changes to how it operates.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

aljazeera.com

Flock adds safeguards to licence-plate readers after wave of stalking cases

US firm tightens oversight of automatic licence-plate readers after reports of misuse by police officers.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

thenextweb.com

Flock Safety privacy changes: retention cut to seven days

Flock Safety privacy changes cut data retention from 30 days to seven and make search audits compulsory, after dozens of police abuse cases.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

fortune.com

Flock Safety says it will totally be better about (not) giving your license plate to law enforcement | Fortune

Flock CEO Garrett Langley says customers own the data the Flock surveillance cameras record, and they can also decide which offenses can be searched.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

independent.co.uk

Flock Safety announces changes after backlash to its license plate reader cameras

Some law enforcement officers have been accused of using the eyes in the sky for personal ends to stalk partners and ex-partners