Flock wanted to tap dashcams in rideshare vehicles to add to surveillance data
Flock wanted to tap dashcams in rideshare vechicles to add to surveillance data
Surveillance company Flock drew up plans to partner with dashcam maker Nexar to collect license plate data from Uber and Lyft drivers, according to a presentation obtained by 404 Media. The proposal, presented to Georgia's Attorney General, would have added 350,000 devices to Flock's network, but the partnership was never executed. It's unclear if drivers or the rideshare companies were aware of the data collection.
Hundreds of Commercial Business and HOA [home owners associations] in GA [Georgia] are part of the network,” the presentation, written by Flock to present to the Georgia Office of the Attorney General last August, reads. “Plus Nexar partnership which includes 350k Uber/Lyft and other delivery service devices.