How does Flock Safety’s ALPR help promote transparency and objectivity in policing?

Flock Safety technology is purpose-built to remove human bias from crime-solving. The ALPR cameras and machine learning technology are engineered to capture vehicle characteristics, types, and license plates, which are then checked against state and federal records to ensure 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). The Flock Safety technology does not capture images of pedestrians or passersby. The ALPR cameras take still images of cars passing through the lens (not video) and cannot follow or track vehicles once they leave the camera’s view.

 Flock Safety will never record names, phone numbers, or addresses and doesn’t mark specific locations where people have been. There is no capability in the system to mark or annotate the locations of passersby. 

Finally, Flock Safety is built to enable and encourage transparency, with several features that create robust audit capability. Both private and law enforcement customers must enter a reason for each search made through the Flock Safety system.

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1. What is Flock Safety?
2. What is ALPR?
3. Who uses Flock Safety products?
4. How does Flock Safety’s ALPR help promote transparency and objectivity in policing?
5. How long is footage stored and how is it securely stored?
6. What kind of crime does Flock help solve and reduce?
7. What protections are put in place for Branson PD use of the system?
8. How much did Branson PD spend on the Flock Safety camera system?