Three takeaways from the Senate hearing on Flock's camera network
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee examined how Flock Safety's license plate reader network secures, searches, and shares data. Five witnesses testified, including a Florida woman wrongly jailed over a Flock camera image and an Arizona sheriff who ended his county's contract. Flock CEO Garrett Langley skipped the hearing, sending a letter admitting the company does little oversight of client searches.
- Flock admitted it does little oversight of client searches
- Institute for Justice cataloged over 240 incidents of ALPR misuse
- A Florida woman spent 13 days in jail due to a camera error
- Flock CEO skipped the hearing, sending a letter instead
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