Policy & Legal
Filings, opinions, and other legal matters.
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Flock's FreeForm Free-For-All
An analysis of 3,217 FreeForm search logs from 124 agencies reveals that Flock's "content moderation" blocks constitutionally sound searches while approving nationwide dragnets targeting military affiliation, political expression, and people wearing jeans.
Policy & LegalConsumer Data Protection: California Plus, Compliance Minus
Flock's boilerplate denial doesn't survive the statute it claims to follow.
Policy & LegalTwo Tales of Real-World Flock Abuse
Two Georgia police officers face stalking charges after audit tools flagged repeated searches of the same plates. Flock's response: remove names from audit logs.
Policy & LegalTwo Colorado cities abandon Flock oversight
Denver operates Flock cameras without a finalized contract. Boulder admits it won't audit search logs. Colorado's open records laws make oversight nearly impossible.
Policy & LegalThe Flock Camera Data Does Not Enable an Individual to "Infer"
Courtesy of Flock's lawyers in Schmidt v. Norfolk.