# Flock adds safeguards to license-plate readers after stalking cases

https://mins.news/en/item/21895

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-14 06:22 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/flock-adds-safeguards-to-licence-plate-readers-after-wave-of-stalking-cases?traffic_source=rss

> Flock Safety is tightening privacy controls after at least 46 US law enforcement officers were accused of using its AI-powered license-plate cameras for unauthorised tracking, including stalking women. The company will cut default image retention from 30 days to seven, add offence-based access filters, require search audits and case codes, and lock out users showing abnormal behaviour. The ACLU said most changes appeared superficial or recycled.

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