# @ajcvideo on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=NRLc7a4sQlY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69525704-ajcvideo-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T14:00:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajcvideo) — https://gondola.cc/ajcvideo

## Caption

Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based surveillance technology company, has deployed more than 120,000 automated license plate reader cameras nationwide. It says its network completes billions of license plate scans each month while serving more than 7,000 law enforcement agencies. 

While supporters say the technology helps police solve crimes faster and share information across jurisdictions, critics argue the same systems raise questions about privacy, data sharing, transparency and oversight.

In part two of a two-part episode about surveillance, AJC producer Fraser Jones meets with @BennJordan to discuss the cybersecurity behind Flock Safety and heads to Dunwoody, Georgia, where residents, elected officials and police are debating how much power should come with collecting and sharing so much data. As city leaders debate the future of their relationship with Flock Safety, questions about privacy, transparency and local control take center stage.

As Flock's network continues to grow, communities are being forced to answer a difficult question: Who should control the data generated by modern surveillance technology?

Editor's note: On Aug. 13, Flock announced it is changing its default ALPR data retention period from 30 days to seven days, though agencies can still choose longer retention periods.

🎥 Watch part one of our two-part episode about surveillance, here - https://youtu.be/-JA-H_PrjtU

Thumbnail material credit: Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg and Kevin D. Liles/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:06 - Dunwoody PD Real-Time Crime Center
04:40 - The Benn Jordan Interview
06:50 - Has Flock Safety Ever Been Hacked? 
08:12 - Flock Safety Responds to Security Concerns
09:50 - Who is Flock Safety? 
10:57 - The Misuse of Flock Safety Data
11:32 - Flock Safety Responds to Data Privacy Concerns
12:35 - Investigating Flock Safety Cameras
13:32 - Residents Are Sounding the Alarm on Flock Safety
14:27 - How Does Flock Safety Use Surveillance Data?
16:32 - The Growing Movement Against Flock Safety
17:38 - Thank for watching!

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