Mercury News: Mountain View police say feds accessed license-plate data without permission

Chief Mike Canfield says cameras will be disabled pending further direction from the City Council

"MOUNTAIN VIEW – Federal agencies in 2024 accessed data from a camera in this city’s Flock Safety automated license plate reader system – something that the Mountain View Police Department says was done without its “permission or knowledge.”,,,,"

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