Third-Party Firms Seek to Integrate Facial Recognition with Flock Cameras

• •Flock Safety maintains it will not implement facial recognition in its cameras.
• •VIDIZMO is actively promoting integration of facial recognition with Flock camera data.
• •Concerns about privacy and surveillance misuse are growing among stakeholders.

Flock Safety, a surveillance company, has publicly stated it will not add facial recognition technology to its cameras. However, third-party companies like VIDIZMO are offering to integrate facial recognition capabilities with data from Flock cameras. VIDIZMO's CEO expressed a desire to develop this integration, citing a growing trend towards facial recognition in surveillance. The Johnson City Police Department received an email from VIDIZMO promoting its ability to combine Flock data with other evidence sources into a single searchable platform. Although VIDIZMO has yet to implement this technology, it has started marketing facial recognition tools to law enforcement. The situation raises concerns about privacy and the potential for misuse of surveillance technologies. Flock Safety has not engaged with VIDIZMO regarding this integration. The conversation around surveillance technology continues to evolve as companies explore new capabilities.