The Hillsborough, North Carolina Police Department uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. The department utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, the Police Department utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. To ensure transparency on usage the department has made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License plates and vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, people, gender and race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Hillsborough, North Carolina Police Department and is never sold to third parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (like race, sex, religion), personal use.
Access Policy
All system access requires a valid reason and is stored indefinitely.
Hotlist Policy
The Flock Safety system integrates with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), a nationwide criminal justice data clearinghouse managed by the FBI that provides law enforcement with quick access to information about missing persons, wanted persons, stolen property and criminal histories. Camera captures of hotlist vehicles are required to be human verified prior to action.
