I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program

Article

• Author sent CCPA opt-out and deletion request to Flock Safety
• Flock replied claiming municipalities are the data controllers, not Flock
• Author argues Flock processes PII and can’t disclaim responsibility via pass-through
• Documents the legal grey zone around private ALPR vendors and data rights

Discussion

• tptacek questions whether the opt-out demand is legally coherent given municipal ownership
• Minnesota commenters note same ‘not the controller’ stonewalling under MCDPA
• Ironic catch-22: to stop tracking you they must track you to identify your records
• Flock’s structure compared to Uber contractor model — liability by design

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