Mountain View Ends Its Automated License Plate Reader Contract With Flock Safety

CBS Bay Area

February 25, 2026

A number of communities in the South Bay are reconsidering the use of automated license plate reader cameras.

The city of Mountain View turned off its Flock cameras after the police chief said out-of-state agencies were accessing data collected in the city. During the city council meeting Tuesday night, council members voted to terminate its contract with Flock Safety.

Earlier in the day on Tuesday, the Santa Clara County board of supervisors also took up the issue and possibly changed their policies around the cameras. Privacy advocates rallied at the county administration building ahead of the meeting, and more than 30 people spoke during the public comment, all speaking out against the cameras.

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