Developers and residents raise hacking and patent concerns; vendor invites technical review

At the Bandera public meeting, technically oriented commenters raised specific cybersecurity and patent concerns about Flock Safety’s cameras and back‑end systems. One attendee read patent language and argued the system could interact with vehicle electronics and create additional tracking vectors; others described Android debugging vulnerabilities and leaked camera IDs used in other jurisdictions.

"It turns your car into a mass surveillance network while you're within range of it," a commenter read from patent language that they said describes how camera proximity interacts with vehicle systems. Gary McCormack said he could not validate every technical assertion at the town‑hall but offered company engineers to review the material, and he responded bluntly to hacking allegations: "Our systems have never been hacked, period."

The exchange highlighted technical disagreement: residents cited third‑party investigative reporting and alleged public‑record releases in other states; the vendor said many of those stories reflected customer releases or state public‑records processes rather than an intrinsic vendor backdoor. The town‑hall did not resolve the technical disputes, and attendees asked the city and sheriff to pursue independent audits and documentation prior to further deployments.