The Brief
- In a letter to the CEO of Flock, Garrett Langley, CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee reaffirmed that data and video gathered via Flock cameras cannot be shared with federal officials.
- The CHP’s affirmation that it does not share the data with federal agencies comes as the Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee recently rejected a proposed $2 million contract with Flock.
- The City of Oakland is also facing a lawsuit from advocacy group Secure Justice over the city’s use of automated license plate readers.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol is warning surveillance company Flock Safety not to share license plate data with federal officials – this comes as controversy swirls over immigration enforcement activity in the Bay Area.
The CHP contracts with Flock, which operates a network of cameras law enforcement use to gather license plate and car data.
In a letter to the CEO of Flock, Garrett Langley, CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee reaffirmed that data and video gathered via Flock cameras cannot be shared with federal officials.…