Overview
- Flock announced the changes Thursday and said it will require all law enforcement customers to enable its Audit Assistance tool by Jan. 1, which flags unusual searches and can automatically lock a user out pending review.
- The company shortened its recommended data retention from 30 days to seven days and added an Evidence Mode that lets agencies preserve records tied to a case number.
- Flock will require officers to enter a case number for searches, permit emergency overrides that are automatically flagged for review, and let local agencies limit which outside jurisdictions can query their camera data.
- The updates follow reporting and audits that documented dozens of alleged officer abuses, local arrests and firings for personal tracking, and a wave of contract pauses and camera deactivations by more than 50 jurisdictions.
- Civil liberties groups and some legal experts say the technical fixes stop short of what is needed and call for independent audits, warrant requirements and new laws, while Flock argues the changes are a step toward restoring community trust.