City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway
Summary
Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia discovered that Flock employees accessed city surveillance cameras, including in a children's gymnastics room, to demonstrate the company's technology for sales purposes. Flock confirmed the access as part of a city-approved demo partner program and emphasized logs are recorded and accessible via public records requests; after scrutiny, they paused demos in Dunwoody and defended transparency. The piece highlights privacy concerns, the scope of vendor access to municipal networks, and accountability in public-sector surveillance deployments.