Do Flock cameras track you? What they record and for how long

What a read contains

FlockDetour's guide cites Flock's policy and the City of Campbell, California: records contain plates and vehicle characteristics, not faces, along with a time and camera location. A car doesn't have to be on a hotlist for Flock to log it.

Who can search

Authorized agency users can search stored Flock reads. Flock's policy says every query is logged, including who ran it, when and why. Agencies can also share networks, so a search can reach other agencies' cameras.

How long it is kept

Flock's policy page says data is hard deleted on a rolling 7-day basis by default. That period can be raised or lowered when a customer's law or policy requires it. Each agency sets its own. In agency portal data collected from July 2023 to April 2024, most portals that listed a retention period said 30 days.

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Where an app helps

FlockDetour can show which known cameras sit on your route and let you compare a detour. It doesn't scan plates or tell you whether your car was recorded.