Heneghan’s Dunwoody Blog: Flock updated privacy, accountability, security, and transparency safeguards. City of Dunwoody will review policy changes, followed by Council requesting review of public Flock Transparency Portal mentioned in Flock statement.

Monday, August 17, 2026

Flock updated privacy, accountability, security, and transparency safeguards. City of Dunwoody will review policy changes, followed by Council requesting review of public Flock Transparency Portal mentioned in Flock statement.

Birth of the Dunwoody Police Department - April 1, 2009 - Statement of Chief Billy Grogan

Council approved Flock to continue on April 13, 2026 after voicing security concerns and making modifications of our service contract with Flock as residents and the public also raised concerns.

Dunwoody approves Flock contract after delays over security and privacy concerns

Dunwoody City Council approves controversial Flock contract

Based on more concerns over Flock additional safe guards are being put in place.

The Hill - 08/13/2026 - Flock will add privacy guardrails to camera systems amid backlash

The Next Web - Flock Safety cuts data retention to seven days after dozens of police abuse cases

Flock statement - August 13, 2026

Flock Updates Privacy, Accountability, Security, and Transparency Safeguards

AJC - August 17, 2026
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?

AJC 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.