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US city announces it is removing Flock cameras, ending contract with company
The city said reports of improper searches and privacy risks outweighed the system’s crime-solving value.
- Tempe, Arizona, will end its contract with Flock and remove the company's automated license plate reader cameras from the city. Tempe Mayor Corey Woods stated, "The risk of misuse is too great."
- In Kentucky, a police officer was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he used the system to track his ex-girlfriend more than 2,000 times, including more than 200 searches after she filed an order of protection.
- Earlier this month, the city of roughly 180,000 people stopped sharing Flock data with other law enforcement agencies. The ACLU has objected to the technology on Fourth Amendment grounds, citing lack of warrant requirements.
- Flock CEO Garrett Langley told CNN the company launched an AI "audit assistance tool" last month that alerts auditors to "abnormal" system use. The tool previously flagged the Kentucky officer's thousands of searches.
- While proponents argue the cameras help solve crimes, dozens of municipalities have rejected or canceled Flock contracts amid ongoing controversy. Other cities have quickly replaced removed systems with technology from different companies.
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