Flock Safety

“stored images unencrypted, the cameras sent credentials in clear text... the police interface didn't require any authentication.”

“Most of the debate is nuanced into 'what if two officers out of fifty were caught?' Today, we haven't fired any customers, but it's not off the table in the case of some pretty drastic law-abiding issue.”

“San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie today announced new limits on how police use Flock Safety's license plate readers, as adverse reactions against the cameras grow.”

“Flock Safety is in talks to sell itself, Semafor reported.”

“is weighing a sale amid mounting scrutiny over alleged misuse of its license-plate camera network.”

“Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is launching an investigation into Flock Safety's 'collection, retention, and dissemination of the data' from its AI-powered surveillance cameras.”

“Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has launched an investigation into the practices of license-plate reader maker Flock Safety.”

“Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger.”

“Flock Safety...Its fastest-growing business is police drones that can fly 60 mph, reach 911 scenes in under 90 seconds on average, and read license plates from up to 2,000 feet away”

“Flock Safety, Police AI surveillance company, flagged as a risk/watch item after Wired reconstructed the company's new police AI system, revealing tools that can identify drivers, track vehicles by movement patterns, surface associates, and search police and commercial databases for personal information”

“North of a million crimes solved using Flock. North of 10,000 people found who were missing.”

“The business is in good shape. We raised more money at the beginning of the year, the company's still growing.”

“Flock deployed an AI-powered "audit assistance" tool that identifies abnormal search patterns. The results — described as catching a "ton" of bad cops — suggest systematic police misconduct around data access is far more prevalent than publicly acknowledged.”

“The Los Angeles Police Department is letting its contract with license-plate surveillance company Flock Safety expire, citing civil liberties and privacy concerns around the data collected by its cameras.”

“Marc Andreessen joined the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest given Andreessen Horowitz's major stakes in defense-tech companies like Anduril, Skydio, Shield AI, Saronic, and Flock Safety.”

“Flock Safety...Scaled to 100K+ U.S. locations; facing backlash over misuse and privacy...Drawing backlash over security flaws, police misuse, mistaken identifications, and searchable footage that can track far more than plates.”

“Crime is now a choice... A16Z had a great essay on flock. We can really, really solve crime. And it's just a choice.”

“The victims of violent crime are disproportionately also likely to be from those same disadvantaged groups.”

“Flock was live in that town. And so Flock tagged them the minute they drove into that town and then they caught the guys.”

“I'm on the board of Flock Safety. There's other companies like Skydio that make drones. I'm the recipient of constant notifications from you guys. Hey, we found a kidnapped child. We used the technology in this way.”

“We can't do that with a helicopter today unless you've just kept five helicopters up 24-7, and that's just not sustainable. This is the only way to actually achieve that level of safety.”

“Last valued at $8.4 billion”