Flock Accused of Reactivating Its Cameras Without Notifying a Town
A Massachusetts newspaper reports that officials from the town of Littleton (population: 10,141) "claim that five of Littletonâ(TM)s Flock Safety cameras were switched back on by the company without informing the town..." Littleton had temporarily disabled the cameras earlier this year, according to the article, but upon discovering the cameras were still active, city officials say they directed…
According to officials from Littleton, a Massachusetts town with a population of 10,141, five of the town's Flock Safety cameras were reportedly reactivated by the company without notifying the local authorities. Littleton had previously disabled the cameras earlier in the year. Upon discovering that the cameras were still active, city officials instructed the Town Counsel to cancel the contract with Flock Safety, and they tasked the Town Administrator with coordinating the removal of the six cameras installed on public roads with the Department of Public Works.
This incident is particularly ironic as Littleton was breached by a Chinese-state-sponsored hacking group for over 300 days the previous year. Flock Safety has also reportedly considered installing dashcams in the vehicles of hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to scan license plates in areas those drivers have traveled, essentially turning these drivers into "roaming surveillance vehicles," according to a Flock presentation shared with 404 Media.
404 Media first disclosed this intended partnership in August, after receiving information from multiple sources.
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