Overview
- This week the Vineyard City Council voted unanimously to end its relationship with Flock and asked that all Flock cameras in the city be removed within 30 days.
- Vineyard does not hold the contract with Flock; the cameras are deployed under an agreement held by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, which has begun working with the vendor and legal counsel to determine how to comply.
- Council members and residents said distrust of Flock’s practices and worries about surveillance and data access drove the resolution rather than a permanent ban on license-plate reader technology.
- Utah County sheriff’s deputies say Flock cameras have been a valuable investigative tool in Vineyard, helping solve local crimes such as a hit-and-run and a large theft.
- The move follows broader scrutiny of Flock across states and cities and comes as the company has announced planned mandatory guardrails and new auditing tools that some local officials say may not be sufficient.