Flock cameras shared license plate data without permission

Mountain View disabled its Flock Safety license-plate reader cameras after discovering that Flock had enabled ‘national’ and ‘statewide’ lookup features that allowed hundreds of external agencies—including federal ones—to query ALPR data without authorization, resulting in an estimated 600,000 searches and potential violations of California’s SB 34; the issue highlights privacy, vendor control, and legal risks rather than a technical cyberattack.