What happens after a town de-Flocks
Each jurisdiction’s contract is different, but many of them let Flock retain data long after it’s been collected. “Let’s say they terminate,” said Saira Hussain, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation who has reviewed dozens of municipal Flock contracts. “What happens to the data, and how long is it able to be searched?
- ▪Each jurisdiction’s contract is different, but many of them let Flock retain data long after it’s been collected.
- ▪“Let’s say they terminate,” said Saira Hussain, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation who has reviewed dozens of municipal Flock contracts.
- ▪“What happens to the data, and how long is it able to be searched?
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