Flock's Closed Police Conference Requires Marketing Consent, Excludes Public and Press
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Summary
Flock, a company that provides automated license plate reader technology to police, is hosting a closed law enforcement conference (Flock Forward) that excludes the public and press. All attendees must sign a mandatory marketing consent form as a condition of registration. The conference, scheduled for August 2026 in Atlanta, only allows law enforcement and Flock's paying business partners, raising concerns about transparency, privacy, and the commercialization of policing data.
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Flock Forward, scheduled August 18-20, 2026, in Atlanta, bills itself as 'where leaders come together to shape the future of safety.'
The only non-law-enforcement voices in the room are, per the conference page, 'invited commercial partners,' meaning Flock's paying business partners.
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