> Importantly, the definition of “public agency” is limited to state or local agencies, including law
enforcement agencies, and does not include out-of-state or federal law enforcement agencies. (See Civ.
Information Bulletin 2023-DLE-06
California Automated License Plate Reader Data Guidance
Page 3
Code, § 1798.90.5, subd. (f).) Accordingly, SB 34 does not permit California LEAs to share ALPR information
with private entities or out-of-state or federal agencies, including out-of-state and federal law enforcement
agencies. This prohibition applies to ALPR database(s) that LEAs access through private or public vendors
who maintain ALPR information collected from multiple databases and/or public agencies.
This isn’t even misuse. Sharing with other agencies is an intended feature.
Edit for clarity this is not a misuse of Flock.
It's misuse.
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/2023-dle-06.pdf
> Importantly, the definition of “public agency” is limited to state or local agencies, including law enforcement agencies, and does not include out-of-state or federal law enforcement agencies. (See Civ. Information Bulletin 2023-DLE-06 California Automated License Plate Reader Data Guidance Page 3 Code, § 1798.90.5, subd. (f).) Accordingly, SB 34 does not permit California LEAs to share ALPR information with private entities or out-of-state or federal agencies, including out-of-state and federal law enforcement agencies. This prohibition applies to ALPR database(s) that LEAs access through private or public vendors who maintain ALPR information collected from multiple databases and/or public agencies.
OPD or other California state agencies may have broken the law but Flock is working exactly as intended.
Not when states pass laws explicitly prohibiting such sharing.
My statement is about Flock, not California law.
What, it's in the title. This is illegal. It was first brought up by an oversight agency of the state.
The article clarifies that OPD didn’t directly give feds the data. It was laundered through other state agencies using Flock.