LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing 'serious concerns' over civil liberties and privacy

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/lapd-lets-contract-with-surveillance-giant-flock-expire-citing-serious-concerns-over-civil-liberties-and-privacy/

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buttmasterflex@piefed.social · 34 pts · 27d (1 reply)

Man, when the fucking LAPD is concerned about civil liberties, you know it's pretty damn bad.

fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com · 2 pts · 26d

Because they don't get exempted

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 27d (3 replies)

Great. Are the cameras coming down? Or is Flock now doing unpaid surveillance?

Sergio@piefed.social · 7 pts · 27d (2 replies)

... it’s unclear if Flock’s cameras will continue recording in absence of an active contract. According to ABC7, the police department is seeking new language in its contract addressing privacy and data storage concerns.
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Flock said it was confident that the company could “clear up the current misconceptions” that led to the contract’s end.

Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 27d (1 reply)

So they're not actually severing ties, just looking to amend the contract with terms addressing the strawman issue of data security, rather than the real issue of mass surveillance.

Sergio@piefed.social · 1 pts · 26d

That's what it sounds like.

Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio · 14 pts · 27d (1 reply)

Site wants me to disable my adblocker.

No.

BiteRabbit@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 27d

Cops want cameras they can't turn off, turned off

LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 26d
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Dryad@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 27d

With perfect surveillance, any crime would be solvable. But zero privacy means there’s no true freedom.