Contract & Procurement

Flock Dodges Dunwoody Question with Demo Defense

Flock responds to allegations that its executives accessed cameras inside a community center gymnastics room — three months late, via blog post, and with a novel theory of what 'crime-solving' means.

The Dunwoody Drone Deal

Dunwoody tried to negotiate a Flock contract. The MSA won narrow concessions on data governance but left every structural problem intact. The drone program is ungoverned, Flock's liability in year two is $0, and sensitive law enforcement data is flowing to a third party under terms the MSA doesn't reach.

The Deal has been Altered Further: Flock Publishes New Terms

Flock's terms got worse. All of them. The new terms add perpetual data licenses, mandatory Georgia arbitration, and potential constitutional problems for every city that signs.

Flock is altering the deal. Pray it does not alter it further.

Flock customers are one signature away from losing data ownership.

All the Chief's Men: How Coralville's Flock Contract Bypassed Oversight

How Flock leveraged a dysfunctional city council to install surveillance cameras in Coralville, Iowa without proper oversight or approval.

Johnson County, Iowa, Sheriff Botches $98,900 Tiffin Surveillance Deal

The Johnson County, Iowa, Sheriff's Office spent three months negotiating a $98,900 surveillance contract for another city—apparently without authorization from either government.