{
  "id": 784912,
  "title": "Flock will add privacy guardrails to camera systems amid backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/flock-will-add-privacy-guardrails-to-camera-systems-amid-backlash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:09:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6027324-flock-cameras-ai-surveillance-privacy-updates/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance. The company announced Thursday it will shorten the recommended default data retention window from 30 to seven days to cut the amount of...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}