Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 11
LAPD Ends Flock Deal, Losing Access to Dozens of Plate-Reader Cameras
Updated
Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 11

LAPD Ends Flock Deal, Losing Access to Dozens of Plate-Reader Cameras

3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Jul 11

Summary

  • Saturday's contract expiration will cut LAPD off from dozens of Flock Safety cameras in Los Angeles that use automated license plate readers.
  • LAPD said it ended the agreement over contract language governing how data is used and collected, and asked Flock to re-examine those terms.
  • The move interrupts the department's access to a surveillance network already operating across the city, with further details still pending in the developing report.

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