A trial concluded with the termination of a vendor contract due to civil liberties concerns regarding Flock Safety used by the Boston Police Department in Massachusetts.
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Updated Sep 22
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What happened
A trial concluded with the termination of a vendor contract due to civil liberties concerns regarding Flock Safety used by the Boston Police Department in Massachusetts.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Flock Safety
American surveillance technology company
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Boston Police Department
law enforcement agency in Boston, Massachusetts
Related events
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- Lawmakers refused to pass legislation restricting Flock camera data use, despite ACLU involvement in co-authoring the bill.
- New incidents involving Flock Safety include camera vandalism in Connecticut, officer arrests in Georgia for data misuse, and a political proposal to cut federal funding.
- Flock Safety is operating in New York State while facing a regulatory vacuum regarding the use of its collected data.
- An inquiry has been launched into the data collection practices and government contracts involving Flock Safety.