Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis says he is glad Flock is requiring case numbers nationwide
Chris DavisChief of the Green Bay Police Department, interviewed by WTAQ-WLUK
Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis welcomed Flock's nationwide case-number requirement, which his department already uses, and said the shorter retention default was a chance to consider whether the department needs to keep data as long.
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Flock's August 2026 safeguards meaningfully address privacy and misuse concerns about its license-plate reader network.
“We’ve required for a while now that anyone entering a search for a license plate in the system include a case number and a specific reason. I’m glad to see them rolling that out nationwide”
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Where this statement fits
Did Flock Safety's August 2026 privacy safeguards address concerns about its camera network?
Flock Safety announced new controls for its license-plate reader network on August 13, 2026. The ACLU said a shorter default retention period might help but argued that the broader package left major privacy risks unresolved. The dispute concerns the adequacy of Flock's safeguards, not whether the company announced them.
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Interview
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WTAQ-WLUK reports Flock's August 2026 changes and quotes Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis and a resident who opposes the cameras.
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WTAQ-WLUK reported that Flock had cut its default retention period from 30 days to seven, with existing customers able to keep their approved periods, and would require audit assistance and case codes. Davis said the department would talk with investigators about retention and that "maybe we don't need to keep it so long".
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Davis said a recent internal audit found no misuse in his department and that a policy update under development would mandate monthly audits.
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The case asks whether Flock's August 2026 safeguard package (a seven-day default retention period, Evidence Mode, offense-based sharing limits, mandatory Audit Assistance, proactive lockouts and case codes) addresses privacy and misuse concerns about its plate-reader network. Davis says he is glad Flock is rolling out the case-number requirement nationwide and treats the shorter retention default as worth considering. Defended or excused fits because he approves of the safeguards he discusses and voices no doubt about them. Mixed or conditional is the closest competing label; it loses because his plan to review retention with investigators is a practical step, not a reservation about the package.
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