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Residents warn of security and privacy risks in Flock Safety camera contract
Summary
Public commenters told Commerce City council that Flock Safety cameras in the recently approved contract may run unsupported Android software, expose data to hackers and have documented misuse; commenters urged reconsideration and transparency.
At the start of public comment during the May 11 Commerce City Council meeting, multiple residents urged the council to reconsider its recently approved contract with Flock Safety and raised security and civil‑liberties concerns.
Brandon Jimenez told council that the Flock devices deployed in similar communities "likely run Android 8 and 8.1," an operating system he said stopped receiving security updates in 2021. "Security research Ben Jordan has documented…
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