Who could’ve seen this coming? Oh – everyone?

About two months ago, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias accused Mount Prospect police of improperly sharing information from automatic license-plate readers. So it wasn’t surprising to see Giannoulias front and center in Monday’s Associated Press reporting about a company that operates those readers pausing its federal contracts amid concerns revealed in a recent audit.

Flock Safety has cameras in more than 4,000 communities nationwide, according to The AP, capturing billions of pictures every month. Legally, Flock Safety doesn’t own the images – they belong to the police agencies that have jurisdiction over the cameras and therefore have their own guidelines about handling data and requests for access.

Garrett Langley, Flock Safety

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