Documented Incident
Flock Safety official urges Pennsylvania lawmakers to set ALPR data retention and sale rules
First reported: September 29, 2026 · 2 sources
At a joint informational hearing in Harrisburg on Monday, Kevin Kane, Flock Safety's director of governmental affairs, urged Pennsylvania General Assembly members to adopt statewide standards for automated license plate readers, including limits on how long collected data may be retained and a prohibition on selling that data. The hearing came amid growing public criticism of the company, with reports of Flock cameras being damaged or removed in communities around the country. No legislation has been enacted; the hearing was informational.
A vendor publicly asking to be regulated shapes the terms of the debate, and whatever retention and data-sharing limits Pennsylvania adopts — or declines to adopt — could serve as a reference point for other states weighing ALPR rules.
Key facts
- Kevin Kane, Flock Safety's director of governmental affairs, testified at a joint informational hearing in Harrisburg on Monday.
- He asked lawmakers to define data retention periods and bar the sale of ALPR-collected data.
- The hearing was informational; no Pennsylvania ALPR law was enacted as a result.
- The article notes Flock cameras have been damaged or torn down in communities across the U.S. amid public pushback.
Sources
This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.
- Flock Safety representative asks Pa . legislators to regulate industry (tribdem.com, September 29, 2026)
- Flock rep asks Pa. legislators to regulate industry (Daily Item, September 28, 2026)
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