The Surveillance State on Wheels: Boston's Breakup with Flock Raises Questions About Data Governance Boston has dumped Flock Safety, a company providing license plate reader data analysis services to police departments nationwide, in a move that raises questions about data governance.
This decision comes after an Electronic Frontier Foundation report exposed widespread misuse of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data by law enforcement agencies.
Flock Safety claims it has strengthened its system by requiring officers to select legitimate reasons for accessing sensitive location data. However, this "improvement" still allows for unchecked searches.