From The Verge · Terrence O'Brien · · 1m 10s
Flock refused to remove its cameras from a college
Elgin Community College asked Flock Safety to take down its surveillance cameras. The company said no, then kept sneaking back to uncover them.
In brief
Elgin Community College asked Flock Safety to take down its surveillance cameras. The company said no, then kept sneaking back to uncover them. Elgin Community College in Illinois installed Flock Safety cameras in April two thousand twenty-five but requested removal in October over data sharing and security concerns…
College installs Flock cameras then grows concerned
Elgin Community College installed six Flock Safety cameras in April two thousand twenty-five to enhance student safety.By September, administrators worried Flock was sharing data with Customs and Border Patrol and that access was being abused.
Flock refuses to remove the cameras
In October two thousand twenty-five, Elgin Community College asked Flock to remove its cameras.According to Elgin's President Peggy Heinrich, Flock rejected the request, saying it had not violated its contract.
“it had not violated its contract”
College covers cameras, Flock uncovers them
College staff covered the cameras with black trash bags and zip ties.Workers in an unmarked vehicle, which Heinrich assumed belonged to Flock, repeatedly removed the coverings.
“We were kind of in a back and forth for a bit where we'd cover, and then when they'd come to service, they'd remove.”
The bottom line
Elgin Community College in Illinois installed Flock Safety cameras in April two thousand twenty-five but requested removal in October over data sharing and security concerns. Flock refused to remove them until the contract expired in April two thousand twenty-six.
