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Over 200 Wisconsin Cities Pull Flock Surveillance Cameras After Privacy Failures

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More than 200 municipalities in Wisconsin removed community-installed Flock surveillance cameras within less than a year of deployment. The rollback was triggered by a major data breach in April 2024, when over 1,000 recordings — including footage from schools and churches — were leaked online due to unencrypted data transmission and reused authentication tokens. A state attorney general audit found Flock was retaining personal data for 180 days, far exceeding Wisconsin's 30-day legal limit. Additionally, cost-benefit analyses from 12 cities revealed that the program cost roughly $12,000 per municipality annually while reducing crime by only 0.4%. Public pressure, including a 45,000-signature petition, accelerated a domino effect of removals after Madison led the way by decommissioning its 35 devices.

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