'We're Not Big Brother': Flock CEO Unveils New Privacy Guardrails After Backlash

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    "title": "'We're Not Big Brother': Flock CEO Unveils New Privacy Guardrails After Backlash - Yahoo Finance",
    "excerpt": "(Bloomberg) -- Flock Safety plans to establish new guardrails for its technology following backlash over allegations that its automated license plate readers are being misused and enabling mass surveillance. Most Read from Bloomberg Walter Sells Lakers, Seeks More Cash to Pay Loans Amid DOJ Probe Anthropic Said in Talks to Buy Startup Decart for $6 Billion Phoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn't Drive Trump Seeks Immediate Halt to Judge's Penalties in IRS Case Trump Weighs Call for Capital Gains Tax Cuts as Midterm Boost The company said it will announce on Thursday changes that are intended to strengthen privacy protections and reduce instances of abuse. Default settings for data retention will be changed to seven days from 30 to limit exposure of potentially sensitive information. Customers will also be able to control which offense types captured on Flock cameras can be searched by others. Searches of data by Flock cameras will require a case code to justify the reason - it was previously optional - and an audit log tracking user activity will be mandatory. When Flock detects abnormal search patterns, a new feature allows them to block users from accessing the system pending a review. The changes exceed what is currently required by most states, the company said. \"We're not Big Brother,\" Chief Executive Officer Garrett Langley said in an...",
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