Fact Brief: Does Campbell have a partnership with Flock cameras?

No.

Campbell will no longer be using Flock Safety automated license plate reading cameras. In a LinkedIn post, Councilmember Sergio Lopez said in February the city was decommissioning its Flock cameras and switching to an in-house system. Campbell and Flock started working together in 2022 and operated 22 cameras across the city. 

The change comes at a time when many Bay Area governments have debated using the controversial cameras. It was revealed last month that Flock enabled a national “look up” setting on Mountain View’s camera system without the city’s knowledge. This led to a security breach where 250 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. gained access to Mountain View’s data without the city’s knowledge or consent. 

Flock enabled the same national “look up” setting on Los Alto’s cameras with its knowledge, but no security breach was detected. 

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Sources

• LinkedIn Campbell Mayor Sergio Lopez's LinkedIn post
• Mountain View Voice Mountain View police turn off license plate cameras after data sharing breach