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Flock CEO Orders Audit Tool After Privacy Backlash

8/18/2026

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Story summary
  • Flock CEO will require law-enforcement customers to use an audit tool that flags abnormal search behavior after backlash.
  • Critics have raised privacy concerns about Flock’s nationwide network of automated cameras that record license-plate numbers for investigations.
  • Winona police said eight city Flock cameras were cut down and stolen, prompting Sherburne County and Columbia Heights to end their use.