Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
Role at the time: George Washington University law professor
Mixed or conditional
Response to this claim
Flock's August 2026 safeguards meaningfully address privacy and misuse concerns about its license-plate reader network.
“sustained democratic engagement with the rules and judicial checks on access at a minimum”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)AP interviews critics and experts about Flock's safeguardsCritics say updates still leave room for abuses
Original AP interviews include Robert Frommer and Andrew Guthrie Ferguson's separate assessments of Flock's announced privacy changes.
Why we used this label
The adequacy of the August safeguards is at issue. Ferguson credits the changes while calling for additional oversight.