Flock CEO apologizes for cases where surveillance technology was abused as company rolls out changes

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Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley apologized for law enforcement misuse of the company's surveillance data.
The company is implementing changes after a report detailed accusations of officers improperly using Flock's license plate camera network.
New measures include reducing default data retention from 30 to seven days, requiring case codes for searches, and flagging abnormal search behavior.
Flock's customers can also limit the types of offenses searched for by outside agencies.
The ACLU stated that reducing data retention might be a step in the right direction but is awaiting details on 'Evidence Mode'.
Langley warned officers against illegal use of the tool, stating they will be caught and advocating for criminal offenses for abuse of power.

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