Bee Cave City Council is reviewing the city’s data-sharing policies and oversight of Flock cameras amid growing concerns about privacy and accountability.
While the city only owns two Flock cameras, independent businesses and local homeowners associations also have cameras within city limits, bringing the total number of Flock cameras within the city to 24.
The issue: One of the primary issues discussed by Bee Cave City Council was the sharing features of the cameras.
Each entity has control over whom it shares data with, said Ian Leslie, public affairs manager for Flock Safety.
The Bee Cave Police Department shares its camera network with “bona fide police departments” that also share their network with the Bee Cave Police Department and are within the State of Texas, and federal agencies, Pitmon said.
What’s next: Although no action was taken at the meeting regarding the status of the cameras, city staff were directed to look into neighboring cities' policies regarding data sharing access.
