Amid a growing national backlash against Flock cameras that automatically read license plates, people in Palo Alto, the hometown of leaders of some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful tech companies, are pushing back against the surveillance.
Flock Safety cameras are being reviewed by Palo Alto’s independent police auditor over how law enforcement handles the data, including who can access it, whether it can be shared with outside agencies, how long it is stored, and how the cameras are being used, NBC Bay Area reported Friday.
