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\n\tBOULDER, CO – MARCH 5:A Flock Safety license plate recognition camera is seen near the intersection of Marine Street and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Photo by Matthew Jonas\/MediaNews Group\/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to \u00ab\u00a0enhance the safety and security of students.\u00a0\u00bb But by September of that year, the school’s administration grew concerned that Flock was sharing data with Customs and Border Patrol, that camera feeds were not properly secured, and that both law enforcement<\/a> and the company’s employees were abusing access<\/a> to the data. <\/p>\n

So in October of 2025, Elgin Community College requested Flock to remove its cameras<\/a>. According to Elgin’s President Peggy Heinrich, Flock rejected the request, saying it had not violated its contract. According to the Chicago Sun-Times<\/em>, school o \u2026<\/p>\n

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