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Police chief pulls plug on Flock cameras after contract cancellation ignored

Original: Police chief unplugs cameras after Flock ignores contract cancellation

A city cancelled its contract with surveillance company Flock, but the company reportedly kept its automated license plate reader cameras running anyway. In response, the local police chief physically unplugged the cameras. The story has drawn attention to questions about corporate overreach, data retention and who controls surveillance infrastructure once a contract ends.

Why now: People are discussing the unusual situation of a vendor ignoring a contract cancellation and a police chief taking direct action against it

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