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VIEWPOINT: Flock safety quietly moves its guardrails while South Dakotans lose

The Dakota Scout · Andrew Konechne · May 17, 2026

A Brookings resident details how original Flock contract terms guaranteed 30-day data retention, no sales of data, and that the city would own 100 percent of the data. The piece argues those commitments have been quietly moved without adequate notice, leaving South Dakota residents with weaker protections than they were promised.

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