Thousands of unauthorized Flock queries prompt Ventura to review contract

Thousands of out-of-state agencies improperly queried Ventura s license plate camera data, police revealed Tuesday, expanding the known scope of a previously disclosed data-sharing breach. “When there is a breach, it is not a trickle,” Ventura resident Michelle Rosenblum told the City Council. “It is a storm.” Rosenblum, who obtained more than a year of Flock audit logs through public records requests, brought a large stack of those records to Tuesday s meeting as the council heard a presentation from the Ventura Police Department on their use of automated license plate readers, or ALPRs. Ventura’s debate comes amid growing scrutiny of Flocks sprawling license plate reader network over privacy and data-sharing concerns. More than 50 jurisdictions nationwide have ended their contracts, including Santa Barbara, which is now reconsidering its use of ALPR technology altogether. The department had previously revealed that out-of-state law enforcement agencies were able to que