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Congratulations to Santa Clara, Los Altos Hills, Cupertino, Mountain View, California and Lynnwood, Washington for rejecting mass surveillance and cancelling their Flock contracts this week.

Many more to follow.

This SJ Mercury article from last month was a front page headline:

Congratulations to Santa Clara, Los Altos Hills, Cupertino, Mountain View, California and Lynnwood, Washington for rejecting mass surveillance and cancelling their Flock contracts this week.

Many more to follow.

San Jose latest city to face questions whether federal authorities are accessing police license plate camera data Department denies wrongdoing and said searches ‘were not related to immigration enforcement.’

Our lead researcher is the source for this excellent article:

Have I Been Flocked? - License Plate Privacy Check - Search Flock Safety Audit Logs Have police looked up your travel history? Search Flock Safety audit logs for your license plate

We are honored to be your first follow.

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Thank you Have I Been Flocked for the follow and everything that you do.

No one else has put more pressure on Flock than you have this year.

Public record requests are Flock's Achilles's heel, as Have I Been Flocked has amply demonstrated.

🤣🤣🤣 Are we self-styled privacy advocates?

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We are grateful to @twrling.bsky.social for backing up our assertions that California law was violated.

"She said that in her view, “They are in absolute violation of SB 34, and they’re in arguable violation of SB 54.”"

We helped make Santa Cruz the first city in California to kick Flock out of town.

One city down, 328 to go to reach our goal kicking Flock out of California.

Stay tuned.

We helped make Santa Cruz the first city in California to kick Flock out of town.

One city down, 328 to go to reach our goal kicking Flock out of California.

Stay tuned.

San Jose latest city to face questions whether federal authorities are accessing police license plate camera data Department denies wrongdoing and said searches ‘were not related to immigration enforcement.’

Our lead researcher is the source for this excellent article:

Santa Cruz leaders vote to terminate contract with Flock - Santa Cruz Local Santa Cruz City Council voted on Tuesday to end its contract with license plate camera company Flock Safety, citing rising tensions with ICE.

Congratulations to Santa Cruz!

Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety | KQED Santa Cruz City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, the license plate reader company that has come under scrutiny for its data collection and sharing practices.

Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety

Santa Cruz leaders vote to terminate contract with Flock - Santa Cruz Local Santa Cruz City Council voted on Tuesday to end its contract with license plate camera company Flock Safety, citing rising tensions with ICE.

Congratulations to Santa Cruz!

We won.

The Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-1 to cancel the Flock contract.

Santa Cruz in the first city in California to Get the Flock Out of our town.

Santa Cruz could end Flock camera contract next month - Santa Cruz Local Following months of scrutiny of Flock Safety, three Santa Cruz City Council members proposed ending the city’s contract with the company.

Our reports of illegal data sharing with ICE, out-of-state agencies and a stalker police chief helped persuade Santa Cruz City Council members to put Flock contract cancellation on Tuesday's agenda.

If this passes, Tuesday's vote Santa Cruz will be the first city in California to cancel Flock.

YouTube video by 29News - WVIR Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville police chief calls Flock Safety CEO email unprofessional

Yet another Flock self-own:

Charlottesville, Va canceled their Flock contract due to Langley's unhinged email.

"It sounds like a CEO pouting" - Chief

YouTube video by Business Reform Flock Safety Loses Another City After CEO’s Email Backfires

Dr. Jon Padfield makes some great points in this video.

Flock CEO to Staunton, VA: "We will remain at your service."

Staunton cancels Flock contract one week later.

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Year in Review: Controversy over Flock license plate readers continues Last year saw a public outcry against Flock automated license plate readers among Santa Cruz, Capitola and Watsonville residents after data from the cameras was accessed by federal and out-of-state…

We proved that police agencies in Santa Cruz counties violated California law - here is a recap article:

Does Flock Share Data With ICE or Federal Agencies? No, Flock does not have a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or any sub-agencies of the Department of Homeland Security. Flock does not share customer data with any federal agency without a local customer’s explicit choice and control.

Has Flock Been Hacked? No, Flock has never been hacked. As license plate readers become more widely used across the country, questions about cybersecurity are both reasonable and necessary.

i see flock is having a totally normal day

Sources:

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The Flock CEO sent a bizarre, paranoid, whiny and unsolicited email to the Staunton Chief saying that Flock and law enforcement are under coordinated attack.

Staunton's response: "The City of Staunton wants to make it clear that the Flock Safety CEO’s narrative does not reflect the city’s values."

Flock CEO to Staunton, VA: "We will remain at your service."

Staunton cancels Flock contract one week later.

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100% true.

Riverside County has an addiction to fowl play.

Their only hope is to go cold turkey off the Flock cameras.

But kidding aside, we heard that the turkeys escaped from both their captors and the pursuing deputies and are now safe in an undisclosed location until next Thanksgiving.

Worse, Flock is advising the San Jose Police Department to forward the keys, presumably via email, to another company.

Hopefully the SJPD is aware of credential security best practices and distributed the API keys in a secure manner.

Source: www.muckrock.com/foi/san-jose...

"2. For the Plate Lookup API, here are the API keys for Peregrine's development team. You can then forward these to your contacts at Peregrine so they can complete the integration"

Distributing API keys via a link in an email is an example of Flock's cavalier attitude towards security.

Stolen turkey case - just before Thanksgiving.