Schumer Demands Flock Safety Delete Non-Crime Data and Disclose Federal Access
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called on Flock Safety to delete personal data not connected to crimes and to disclose whether federal agencies have accessed its nationwide license-plate database, Bloomberg reported.
In a statement, Schumer said, “A company can’t just come in and collect personal information about our entire lives and not answer any questions about it.” He added, “We have no insight into what contracts this company has here, or how much of this information law enforcement is using.”
The demand asks Flock Safety to remove personal data that is not tied to criminal investigations and to reveal whether federal agencies have used its nationwide license-plate database. Schumer’s statement did not name specific federal agencies or contracts, according to Bloomberg.
The Bloomberg report did not include a response from Flock Safety. It did not say whether the company had answered Schumer’s questions, disclosed federal access, or changed how it stores personal data.
Schumer’s statement places the questions in public view: what contracts the company holds, how much of the information law enforcement is using, and whether personal data collected by the company is being kept beyond the scope of crimes. The request covers both the deletion of data not connected to crimes and disclosure about federal access to the nationwide license-plate database.