Flock is Trying to Find Out How Much of the Surveillance State You’ll Tolerate

Flock wants you to know that it has been listening. It’s not clear if the company understands that’s part of the problem.

After an immense amount of backlash against its cameras and automated license plate readers (ALPR), including some communities canceling contracts with the company and some citizens taking matters into their own hands by taking the cameras down themselves, Flock announced a slew of changes to how it handles and shares information with law enforcement.

First, the company is shortening its default data retention period from 30 days to seven. It’s also recommending that jurisdictions choose the seven-day period, but when asked…

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