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Flock Safety Pauses Federal Pilots After Illinois Finds CBP Tapped State License-Plate Data

Illinois cites a state law limiting data sharing with immigration enforcement in directing the cutoff.

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, then-Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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Overview

  • Flock Safety said it halted pilot programs with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations last week.
  • An Illinois Secretary of State audit of 12 agencies found CBP accessed data from cameras in the state, with the review still underway.
  • Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ordered Flock to disable federal access in Illinois and urged police departments to recheck agreements for Trust Act compliance.
  • CEO Garrett Langley acknowledged poor communication and missing system permissions for federal users, saying the company has not identified immigration-focused searches.
  • Flock now labels federal inquiries and limits broad searches to one-to-one requests, and it has blocked keywords such as “abortion,” “immigration,” and “ICE” since late June.