Changes

By default, Flock customers have been able to access their data up to 30 days in the past.<ref>https://www.flocksafety.com/legal/flock-evidence-policy</ref> Under public pressure, the company began reducing the default period to 7 days, in 2026.<ref>https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/state/georgia/atlanta/2026/08/14/flock-safety-changes-data-retention-default-to-7-days-amid-backlash/91300697007/</ref> However, at the same time, Flock unintentionally made news, when they revealed that they had, in fact, five years of tracking data.<ref name="sw yt">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA03drXAMGE</ref><ref name="sw wis watch">https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisconsin-sheboygan-flock-safety-cameras-covered-up-police-license-plate-reader/</ref><ref name="sw fox>https://www.fox6now.com/news/sheboygan-canceling-flock-contract-over-undisclosed-data-tracking</ref>

By default, Flock customers have been able to access their data up to 30 days in the past.<ref>https://www.flocksafety.com/legal/flock-evidence-policy</ref> Under public pressure, the company began reducing the default period to 7 days, in 2026.<ref>https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/state/georgia/atlanta/2026/08/14/flock-safety-changes-data-retention-default-to-7-days-amid-backlash/91300697007/</ref> However, at the same time, Flock unintentionally made news, when they revealed that they had, in fact, five years of tracking data.<ref name="sw yt">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA03drXAMGE</ref><ref name="sw wis watch">https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisconsin-sheboygan-flock-safety-cameras-covered-up-police-license-plate-reader/</ref><ref name="sw fox>https://www.fox6now.com/news/sheboygan-canceling-flock-contract-over-undisclosed-data-tracking</ref>

The city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was a customer of Flock, with 15 vehicle scanners deployed in their city. Although they were under the same restrictions as everyone else as to how far back in time they could search, Flock approached the city with a proposal. According to Mayor Eric Sorensen, a Flock sales representative contacted  Sheboygan's Engineering department, offering to sell them five years of They wanted to sell Sheboygan 5 years of traffic speed and moment, which had been captured by those 15 Flock devices. The city decided to cancel their contract with Flock over the loss of trust, since they had been told that the data was only being retained for 30 days. However, Police Chief Patrick Patton and his department, decided to simply swap to a different vendor proving the same service, [[Axon]].<ref name="sw yt">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA03drXAMGE</ref><ref name="sw wis watch">https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisconsin-sheboygan-flock-safety-cameras-covered-up-police-license-plate-reader/</ref><ref name="sw fox>https://www.fox6now.com/news/sheboygan-canceling-flock-contract-over-undisclosed-data-tracking</ref>

The city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was a customer of Flock, with 15 vehicle scanners deployed in their city. Although they were under the same restrictions as everyone else as to how far back in time they could search, Flock approached the city with a proposal. According to Mayor Eric Sorensen, a Flock sales representative contacted  Sheboygan's Engineering department, offering to sell them five years of data about traffic speed and movement, which had been captured by those 15 Flock devices. The city decided to cancel their contract with Flock over the loss of trust, since they had been told that the data was only being retained for 30 days. However, Police Chief Patrick Patton and his department, decided to simply swap to a different vendor proving the same service, [[Axon]].<ref name="sw yt">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA03drXAMGE</ref><ref name="sw wis watch">https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisconsin-sheboygan-flock-safety-cameras-covered-up-police-license-plate-reader/</ref><ref name="sw fox>https://www.fox6now.com/news/sheboygan-canceling-flock-contract-over-undisclosed-data-tracking</ref>

==History==

==History==