TechFlock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’

After reports that police officers abused Flock’s tracking tools to stalk ex-partners and others, the surveillance company is introducing tighter controls. It will require abnormal-search monitoring and case codes, shorten default data retention from 30 days to seven, and add more precise limits on data sharing between agencies.

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