"The City of Mountain View wants the public to know that data collected by its Flock cameras was accessed by federal agencies -- and, allegedly, without the city's consent. An internal audit also found that the data was accessed by California law enforcement agencies, which was not approved by the Mountain View Police Department. From August to November 2024, the City of Mountain View says several federal law enforcement agencies accessed a Flock license plate reader camera located at San Antonio Road and Charleston Road."
"The camera settings have since been changed. "There is just no such thing as enough safeguards. They have the technology to get into what they want, when they want, and how they want it. That's just what's true. And that's just the reality that we all need to be operating in right now," said Cat Brooks, with the Anti Police-Terror Project, a coalition focused on eradicating police violence."
Mountain View discovered that data from its Flock license-plate reader cameras was accessed by multiple federal agencies from August to November 2024. An internal audit found a nationwide search setting had been enabled by Flock Safety without Mountain View Police Department permission or knowledge. The audit also found a statewide search function was not operating within established system controls, enabling California law enforcement agencies to access data from 29 of 30 cameras without city approval. The identified federal accesses included several ATF offices, Langley Air Force Base, the U.S. GSA Office of Inspector General, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and an Ohio Air Force Base. Camera settings have since been changed and activists emphasized the need for stronger safeguards.
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