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Exclusive: Government officials discovered that unauthorized users accessed and searched Flock databases without permission, sometimes to track romantic partners’ locations, a Washington Post investigation found.

washingtonpost.comTheir police jobs ended. They kept using Flock’s vast surveillance network.Flock employees urged the company to adopt stronger security after a 2024 breach. The company continued to allow practices that left its network vulnerable to unauthorized users.

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My brother in law threw my neice around and took off in his wife's car. And I quote" flock cameras take a lot of heat but we will have him by the end of the night" 3 weeks later, going to the house he is not supposed to...still free.

Flock runs 120,000 plate reading cameras. In August the Washington Post counted 50 officers accused of misusing them, some to track partners; Flock promised safeguards. The Pos now finds ex officers kept their access after leaving the force. The badge expired. The password did not.