Isaacs welcomes case numbers but wants legal mandates

NYU Policing Project director of technology law and policy

“this kind of safeguard should be required by law”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Washington Post interviews on Flock's August safeguardsMax Isaacs and Marci Bakely interview passages

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Washington Post interviews on Flock's August safeguards (opens in a new tab)Max Isaacs and Marci Bakely interview passages

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Original interviews assess the case-number requirement, automated auditing and whether the announced controls will reduce misuse.

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The Washington Post interviewed Isaacs about Flock's announced search and audit controls.

After the quotation

He questioned why the case-number requirement had not been built in sooner.

How this statement is classified

Mixed or conditional

Responding to: Flock's August 2026 safeguards meaningfully address privacy and misuse concerns about its license-plate reader network.

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Why this label?

The August package is at issue. Isaacs sees a useful change but says company policy and an unproven audit tool are insufficient.

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