"What we're seeing is that license plate reader data is playing with fire,"
"We have a state law that was enacted in 2014 called Senate Bill 34 and it says police agencies in California cannot give their license plate data to federal agencies,"
"But what we're seeing here is that sometimes, the wrong box gets checked."
"What was Flock's response to all of this? Why was this back door built in, in the first place? Do we have legal remedies?,"
Mountain View turned off its Flock license plate reader cameras after an audit found multiple federal agencies accessed camera data for several months in 2024. The audit identified a 'nationwide' search setting that had been enabled without the city's permission. The accessed agencies did not include Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Electronic Frontier Foundation Privacy Litigation Director Adam Schwartz warned that license plate reader data poses serious privacy risks and noted California Senate Bill 34 (2014) prohibits sharing license plate data with federal agencies. The police chief cited loss of confidence in the vendor and deferred further direction to the city council, while county officials called for a broader pause and a full investigation into Flock's practices.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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