Stockton sticks with Flock cameras as other cities pull back over ICE and privacy concerns

WHILE STOCKTON HAS EXPANDED its relationship with Flock Safety, California’s largest city is suspending its work with the public surveillance company amid privacy concerns.

Stockton has 120 Flock cameras mounted on streets around the city to record license plates that could lead police to stolen vehicles or suspects in other criminal cases. Police say the cameras have been effective, but residents have voiced the same fears that have arisen elsewhere — concerns that the data collected is being used for other purposes.