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Flock's Newest Police Tool Sparks Data Controversy

GovTech · Staff · May 15, 2025

Reporting revealed Flock's Nova platform supplemented ALPR data with information from data breaches and commercial data brokers. Independent analysis of Nova's codebase found explicit 'Dark Data' functionality for searching SSNs, credit card numbers, and breach archives, despite Flock's denials.

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