They are designed to capture and examine data that is unbiased and objective. They are not designed to capture faces or images of the driver/passengers.
Flock Safety technology is purpose-built to remove human bias from crime-fighting. Our cameras and Vehicle Fingerprint technology are engineered to capture vehicle characteristics and license plates, which we cross-check against state and federal records to ensure data accuracy and minimize errors.
Because license plate readers do not collect information on who is driving or riding in the vehicle, it is not considered Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Upwards of 70 percent of crime is committed with a vehicle, so Flock Safety is confident that a clear, accurate photo of a license plate is the most effective piece of information to help law enforcement solve crime.
Our cameras take still images of cars passing through the lens, and cannot follow or track vehicles once they leave the camera’s view. Flock Safety does not and will never include facial recognition or footage of passerby or pedestrians. Flock Safety will never record names, phone numbers, or addresses and doesn’t mark specific locations of where people have been. We do not engage in predictive policing or make predictions or judgments on specific locations, neighborhoods, or areas.
Finally, Flock Safety is built to allow for a transparent, robust audit capability. Both private and law enforcement customers must enter a reason for each search made through the Flock system. That search history can be easily displayed for a community or law enforcement leadership to see what the Flock system has been used for. Flock Safety provides an optional ALPR Transparency Portal to serve as a hub for a police agency’s ALPR usage, data retention, and search policies.
Flock Safety is committed to building technology, tools, and a team that treat all people equitably, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, background, and orientation. We believe that everyone has a right to public safety.
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