Data Privacy and Access: Learn How Flock Safety Handles Sensitive Data

We know our customers trust us to provide devices and software that can protect highly sensitive information. Here are some of the steps we’ve put into place we ensure data privacy.

Data Storage

All footage and metadata is encrypted throughout its entire lifecycle, from on-device to storage in the cloud. Flock uses Amazon Web Services cloud storage and KMS-based encryption, limiting access to the encryption keys.

All CJIS data is stored in the AWS GovCloud and is only available to Law Enforcement agencies. No CJIS data is shared with non-Law Enforcement Flock Safety Customers

On device, images are only stored temporarily until it has been uploaded to the cloud, at which point it is removed from the local device.

Flock does not work with Palantir. Palantir has no relationship with Flock and has no access to any Flock customer data. Unlike predictive policing platforms, Flock is purpose-built for local agencies with strict data ownership, 30-day default retention, and full auditability.

Who has access

Your neighborhood retains control over its data. Flock processes and stores data on the customer’s behalf, with access and sharing controlled locally. Flock Safety does not sell customer data or access it without authorization, except as required by applicable law. Your neighborhood controls who can access and share footage.

Resident Safelist

Flock Safety also has the ability to remove license plate images of neighborhood residents, reducing the concern of neighbors feeling watched and ensuring only non-residents’ license plates are captured.

If a neighbor’s license plate is on the Safelist, any footage of their vehicle will be marked as “resident”.

The neighbor can even opt to have their vehicle removed from the data entirely in the interest of privacy.

Read more about how Flock protects data and citizen privacy.