Law-Abiding Elk Grove residents’ movements are being continuously tracked by the police and government.
The City of Elk Grove contracts with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that operates automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras and police drones throughout our city. Flock’s ALPR cameras record every vehicle they see, logging license plates, vehicle characteristics, and location data into a massive, searchable database.
The city claims that it can keep our data safe, but regardless of the city’s intent, the Flock network was built to share data across cities, states, and federal agencies. Elk Grove continues to contract with Flock, despite numerous documented violations of California law.
Let’s DeFlock Elk Grove!
DeFlock Elk Grove is a local movement that believes that constant surveillance does not make us safer.
We are calling on Elk Grove to:
- Publicly release Elk Grove’s Flock audit data. This will allow us to see how our data are being used and find out if Flock has broken California law by sharing Elk Grove’s data with agencies outside of California.
- Commission an independent audit to verify no federal agency access has occurred. We have a right to know whether Elk Grove PD has allowed Flock to illegally share our data with federal agencies.
- Suspend the Flock Safety contract pending that investigation. No one should be at risk of having information collected through Flock being shared with federal or out-of-state agencies. Until we’re certain that this hasn’t been happening, Elk Grove must stop working with Flock.
- Cancel the Flock Safety contract if data sharing that violates SB 34 or SB 54 has ever occurred. Our city should not continue to contract with a company that has put our residents at risk.
- Hold a full public hearing on surveillance technology policies, giving residents the opportunity to ask questions and share concerns. This data is our data, and it’s important that all of us have a say in its acquisition and use. Elk Grove needs to be as open and transparent as possible about what happens with ALPR data.
Known Flock Cameras in Elk Grove
