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  "id": 813245,
  "title": "Flock revises privacy policies following backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/flock-revises-privacy-policies-following-backlash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T21:20:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/newsletters/technology/6028831-flock-revises-privacy-policies-following-backlash/"
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  "summary": "{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Flock updates privacy policies amid backlash 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. © Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The company announced Thursday it will shorten the...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Amid public backlash, surveillance tech company Flock announces platform changes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/amid-public-backlash-surveillance-tech-company-flock-announces",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:46:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Flock CEO responds to abuses of its surveillance technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/flock-ceo-responds-to-abuses-of-its-surveillance-technology",
        "published": "2026-08-13T22:31:00.000Z"
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  "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."
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