"All of Mountain View's license plate cameras are being disabled, effective immediately, Police Chief Mike Canfield announced Monday afternoon. The move comes in the wake of the police department's disclosure last week that hundreds of law enforcement agencies had accessed the sensitive data in violation of the city's policies for over a year. The cameras will remain turned off until further direction is provided by the Mountain View City Council,"
"The announcement follows a Voice investigation which revealed that more than 250 California law enforcement agencies had searched the city's license plate camera data without its authorization or knowledge. That access was only turned off last month. There was also a three month period in late-2024 when agencies outside of California were able to search Mountain View's data, including multiple federal entities."
Mountain View Police Chief Mike Canfield ordered all 30 license plate cameras disabled effective immediately after discovery of widespread unauthorized data access. The cameras will stay off pending direction from the Mountain View City Council, which will discuss the program Feb. 24. Records show more than 250 California law enforcement agencies searched the camera data without authorization, and a national lookup setting was enabled from August to November 2024. There was also a three-month late-2024 period when out-of-state agencies and multiple federal entities could search the data. Flock Safety installed and managed the ALPRs and enabled access settings without notifying the city, undermining data control and transparency.
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