A plan to gain direct access to the FBI’s intelligence division’s vast network of cameras could help expand that information sharing. Like the FBI notesits intelligence division shares information with various federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Herd: Sharing is a “record” for local police
Flock himself temporarily secured access to Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, the Secret Service and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as a pilot last year. Flock endorsed the pilot to the office of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), According to Wyden. Flock says It has federal clients “including National Parks, Veterans Affairs hospitals and military bases,” but does not work with ICE.
Federal attempts to access information may be limited by company policy. Flock says communities that use its cameras can provide data access to federal agencies, but sharing with federal agencies is disabled by default. in March, Flock said was to “determine new relationships with federal law enforcement agencies,” including terms to retain local control over data sharing.
“Flock data is owned by the agency that owns the cameras. There is no backdoor to Flock. Any access is expressly authorized and selected by the local agency,” the company said.
We’ve reached out to Flock and Motorola Solutions and will update this article if they have any comments.
There are also state laws that limit access to information. California prohibits it state and local agencies sharing ALPR camera data with out-of-state or federal law enforcement agencies. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) He said in January 2024 that dozens of California law enforcement agencies are violating the law by sharing ALPR data with out-of-state agencies.
A Virginia law imposed similar restrictions that took effect last year. The FBI’s request for proposals states that contractors must locate the servers where the data is stored to verify compliance with state and local laws regarding license plate reader data.
