The Boston city government has terminated its contract with Flock Safety regarding the use of license-plate reader cameras after the company reportedly shared data nationwide, violating a contract provision. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed this decision during her monthly segment on GBH News. This announcement came shortly before the release of Boston's annual surveillance technology report, which indicated that a 'vendor error' by Flock led to the unauthorized data sharing. The report details that the Boston Police Department had deployed approximately 45 Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras in a trial with Flock from April to September of the previous year, and the data sharing incident occurred within the initial days of the pilot program.
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Boston ends contract with Flock Safety over data sharing violation
Boston has ended its contract with Flock Safety due to unauthorized nationwide data sharing by the company, which violated contract terms. Mayor Michelle Wu announced the decision, which follows findings in the city's annual surveillance technology report detailing the incident during a trial of license-plate reader cameras.
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