Posted 2/28/2024, 6:03:48 PM
AI Surveillance Startup Flock under Fire for Improper Camera Installations
- Flock is an AI surveillance startup that has installed car tracking cameras in 4,000 cities without proper permits
- The company makes money by charging police departments $3,000 per year for access to its tracking software
- Flock has failed to obtain correct permitting for hundreds of camera installations, which is illegal in some states
- It is unclear what Flock does with the tracking data its cameras collect or who has access to it
- Flock claims its cameras track "about 2,200 crimes per day" across a network covering 70% of the US population