Overview
- County supervisors voted 3–2 to amend the Surveillance Use Policy so the sheriff’s office can no longer access or use data from Flock cameras in Cupertino, Saratoga and Los Altos Hills, effective immediately.
- The policy compels prompt notice to the board if any ALPR data under county control is improperly shared with the federal government and orders compliance audits every four months.
- Mountain View’s council unanimously ended its Flock contract after officials disclosed widespread unapproved searches by more than 250 agencies and a past window of out‑of‑state access; the city had already switched off its cameras on Feb. 2.
- Flock Safety said it has no contracts with ICE or CBP, asserted there is no back‑door access, and emphasized that customers own data and control any sharing; NPR has tallied at least 30 jurisdictions that have deactivated or canceled Flock since early 2025.
- Sheriff Bob Jonsen backed ALPR use for serious crimes with strict guardrails, while Supervisor Betty Duong urged cutting ties with Flock and Supervisor Susan Ellenberg opposed ALPRs more broadly as overly invasive.