安防公司Flock Safety因系统性向市政委员会、警方及公众提供虚假信息而陷入信誉危机。[1]
2024年4月，威斯康星州奥什科市市政委员会批准与Flock Safety的合同，但仅在次日就因发现该公司关于系统功能的谎言而撤销了合约。[1]Flock的首席信息安全官曾向奥什科市声称系统不会创建个人移动模式或热力图，但后来承认该系统实际上能够显示长达一个月的车辆图像捕获热点。[1]
Flock在其他地区也存在类似的误导行为。在科罗拉多州洛弗兰，该公司起初否认联邦机构能够访问其数据，后来却承认与美国海关和边境保护局(CBP)及国土安全部(DHS)存在试点项目合同。[1]
2025年5月的报道揭示，Flock系统曾被用于追踪跨州寻求堕胎服务的人员。[1]该公司推出的"新监管工具"经美国公民自由联盟(ACLU)马萨诸塞州分会调查后被证实存在严重漏洞，可轻易被规避。[1]此外，Flock曾虚假宣称与ACLU合作设计自动车牌识别(ALPR)系统，但ACLU明确否认与此有任何合作关系。[1]
Surveillance camera company Flock Safety has faced repeated exposure for providing false information to city councils, law enforcement, and the public about its automated license plate recognition (ALPR) system capabilities and data practices [1].
The most dramatic incident occurred in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in April 2024, where the city council approved a contract with Flock Safety only to rescind it the following day after discovering the company had lied about the system's functionality [1]. Flock's chief information security officer had claimed to the city that the system does not create individual movement patterns or heat maps, yet later admitted the technology can actually display vehicle image capture hotspots spanning up to one month [1].
Flock has made similar misrepresentations in other jurisdictions. In Loveland, Colorado, the company initially denied that federal agencies could access its data, but subsequently acknowledged pilot program contracts with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [1]. The company also falsely claimed to have collaborated with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in designing its ALPR system, a claim the ACLU explicitly denied [1].
Recent investigations have further undermined the company's credibility. As of May 2025, reports indicated Flock's system has been used to track individuals traveling across state lines to obtain abortion services [1]. A monitoring tool Flock introduced has been examined by the ACLU's Massachusetts chapter and found to contain significant flaws that can be easily circumvented [1].