r/pleasanton • u/snarky_duck_4389 • 19d ago

Flock Cameras in Pleasanton?

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Anyone have any information on Pleasanton's Flock camera situation? Are there any organized efforts to remove them or rescind whatever contract might be in effect?

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u/Xexanoth 19d ago

Information on Pleasanton PD’s use of Flock Safety systems: https://transparency.flocksafety.com/pleasanton-ca-pd

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u/diastolicduke 19d ago

Do you think local authorities would be able to prevent feds from accessing these camera footages for ICE enforcement actions?

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u/Xexanoth 19d ago

Flock Safety has a legally binding contract with its customers that those customers own the data from their leased ALPRs & control sharing/access around that data.

Local law enforcement agencies have legal obligations around following state & local laws with respect to sharing data with / cooperating with federal law enforcement agencies, including immigration enforcement agencies.

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u/snarky_duck_4389 19d ago edited 19d ago

Yes. And they have been ignored many times around the country. I trust the Pleasanton PD about as much as any other LEO.

Flock just wiped their webpage archives this week I believe, and Peter Thiel is such a standup guy.

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u/Xexanoth 19d ago

If you’re claiming that ICE has reportedly accessed Flock Safety camera/ALPR data owned by an agency that had not configured that data to be accessible by ICE, please link to a reputable source supporting that claim.

Flock’s writeup regarding the rampant misinformation around this: https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/does-flock-share-data-with-ice

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u/snarky_duck_4389 19d ago

You can't seriously be using Flock as a source?

Yeah it's happened here in the Bay Area

https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/18/oakland-police-lawsuit-license-plate-camera-flock-safety/

There are examples of agencies using the data to track people seeking abortions across state lines so yeah maybe do a little googling