Audit Shows San Francisco Police Flock License Plate Camera Data Accessed by Outside Agencies

Audit shows San Francisco police Flock license plate camera data accessed by outside agencies

The San Francisco Police Department said an audit of its network of automated license plate reader cameras shows it was improperly accessed by outside agencies.

Audit reveals hundreds of illegal searches of SFPD’s license plate reader system

The latest disclosure comes after The Standard reported last year that outside agencies, including ICE, conducted more than 1.6 million searches.

San Francisco Police Audit Shows Feds Accessed License Plate Data Hundreds of Times

The revelations are likely to intensify criticism of San Francisco’s partnership with Flock Safety, a leading company behind the surveillance technology used nationwide to stop crime.

SFPD says license plate readers 'improperly' accessed by out-of-state, federal agencies

San Francisco police say they have disabled access to its network of Flock Automated License Plate Reader cameras after it was "improperly queried" for...

SFPD audit shows Flock cameras accessed on behalf of federal, out-of-state agencies

San Francisco’s Flock Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) network has been queried on behalf of out-of-state and federal agencies, validating fears that many privacy advocates have had about the program.

SFPD says license plate readers 'improperly' accessed by out-of-state, fed agencies

San Francisco police say they have disabled access to its network of Flock Automated License Plate Reader cameras after it was “improperly queried” for out-of-state and federal agencies. Police said the issue was discovered through regular audits last month. “The audit did not find any inquiries referencing immigration enforcement or reproductive rights investigations, and the federal agencies identified do not include Immigration and Customs En…