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Engineer Destroys Flock Cameras; LAPD Ends Contract Over Privacy

7/15/2026

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Virginia Air Force engineer was charged with destroying 13 Flock cameras over six months.
The Los Angeles Police Department will not renew its Flock contract, citing privacy and civil-rights concerns.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation reported false-positive reads have led to motorists being pulled over, detained and jailed, and that over 50 agencies used Flock data to probe protest activity.

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Virginia Air Force engineer was charged with destroying 13 Flock cameras over six months.
The Los Angeles Police Department will not renew its Flock contract, citing privacy and civil-rights concerns.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation reported false-positive reads have led to motorists being pulled over, detained and jailed, and that over 50 agencies used Flock data to probe protest activity.