Boston Gave Flock 3 Days… and a Vendor Glitch Leaked City Vehicle Data to Outside Police

Boston ended its Flock Safety contract after a vendor error exposed vehicle data to outside agencies within 72 hours of the ...

Boston drivers’ data left unsecured during Flock pilot due to vendor ‘error,’ city officials say

The city and Boston police said they will not use Flock surveillance cameras going forward. The post Boston drivers’ data ...

Boston dumps Flock cameras after data leaked to outside law enforcement

The City of Boston dumped a Flock camera program over privacy concerns after learning that the data it collected was not ...

Boston dumps Flock, says it shared data nationwide in violation of contract

The Boston city government abandoned Flock Safety’s license-plate reader cameras after the company shared data nationwide in ...

Boston drops Flock after outside agencies gained access to vehicle data

Days after Boston launched its Flock Safety pilot program in April 2025, the surveillance system shared vehicle data in violation of the Boston Police Department’s contract. The disclosure, first ...

Boston told Flock not to allow outside access to its license plate data. It happened anyway.

Surveillance company Flock Safety allowed Boston’s license plate data to be accessed by outside law enforcement agencies ...

Boston canceled Flock contract after privacy lapse in camera trial

Boston ended its Flock contract last year after officials said a data-sharing feature was enabled despite a contractual ...
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Flock Safety failed to secure Boston vehicle data during 2025 pilot, report finds

Three days into a pilot program with the Boston Police Department, city officials realized Flock Safety had been distributing ...

Boston police stopped using Flock’s traffic surveillance cameras. Then they started using its competitors.

Two Boston city councilors told the Globe they were unaware of the pilots and they believed they should have been notified in advance.