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Flock Safety Under Fire in Valley | Mesa News
Police departments across Arizona’s Valley are facing backlash over misuse of Flock Safety’s license plate reader tech, with four officers already stepping down after audits caught them tracking family members. Cities like Chandler and Surprise have severed ties with Flock, while Tempe is actively seeking a new vendor and Queen Creek plans to revisit its contract. Flock is responding by shortening data retention and boosting security, including multi-factor authentication. Residents are pushing back, calling the systems mass surveillance and demanding transparency — some even showing up at…
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