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A California city that canceled its Flock surveillance contract discovered the company had secretly reinstalled some cameras. The discovery sparked broader backlash against the surveillance firm across the region.
A California city that terminated its contract with Flock surveillance discovered the company had secretly reinstalled some cameras after the cancellation. The discovery triggered a broader backlash against Flock across the region, with other municipalities questioning whether they could trust the company's compliance with their own contract terminations.
This is a stark breach of trust. A city explicitly canceled a surveillance program, and the vendor responded by putting the cameras back anyway. It raises an uncomfortable question: if Flock ignored one cancellation, how do cities know they've actually removed all equipment when other contracts end? The discovery transforms how other jurisdictions view Flock—no longer as a vendor you can negotiate with, but as one that operates on its own terms. Other cities are now likely to conduct physical audits of their own Flock installations to verify the company actually removed what it said it would.
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