Sent: 6/18/202610:45:55AM From: WendyStrattonMonahan<Monahan> To: "Mark"<Menesini> Cc: Bcc: Importance:Normal Subject: ： ,image008.png Hereisthetextofthearticle: SanFranciscopolicecutoffFlockaccessafterimpropersearchesforfederal,out-of-stateagencies ByAidinVaziri,MichaelBarba,StaffWritersUpdatedJune18,20269:11a.m. SanFranciscopolicesaidWednesdaythattheirlicenseplatereaderdatawasimproperlysearchednearly300timesonbehalfoffederalandout-of-statelaw enforcementagencies,adisclosurelikelytorenewscrutinyofasurveillancetoolthathasexpandedrapidlyacrossCaliforniaandthenation. EverydayinSanFranciscoand acrosstheBayArea,thousandsofcameras—manyoperatedbyAtlanta-basedFlockSafety—capturelicenseplates.Police saythesystemhelpsflagstolenorwantedcarsandlocatevehiclesconnectedtoinvestigationsofmurders,robberiesandothercrimes. bytheNorthernCaliforniaRegionalIntelligenceCenter,ananti-crimefusioncenterthatactsasaninformation-sharinghubforlawenforcement. SFPDsaidthesearcheswereconductedthroughNCRICbyanotherentity,theWesternStatesInformationNetwork,onbehalfofout-of-stateandfederal agenciesthatwerenotallowedtoaccessitsdataunderCalifornialaw. agenciesincludingtheDrugEnforcementAdministration,theIRS,theBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,Firearms andExplosives,andstateagenciesinOregonand Washington. Lewsaid hisdepartmentcutoffNCRlC'saccesstothecity'sFlockdata afterdiscoveringtheissue.However,thecityhasnotdisabled itsFlockcameras. Theauditfound299improperinquiriesoveraboutoneyear,accountingfor0.005%of allinquiriesduring thatperiod,accordingtoSFPD.LewsaidSanFrancisco doesnotknowhowmanymatches,ifany,weremadebytheoutsideagenciesastheysearchedforlicenseplatesacrosshundredsof jurisdictions. Thedepartmentsaidtheauditdidnotfindanyinquiriesreferencingfederalimmigrationenforcementorreproductiverightsinvestigations,andthatthefederal agenciesidentifieddidnotincludeU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcementortheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity. Policesaidnofederal orout-of-stateagencieshad direct accesstoSFPD'sFlocksystem. FlockSafety,thecompanythatoperatestheplatform,alsosaidthesearcheswerenotcausedbyasoftwaremalfunction,unauthorizedaccessorafailureofits system. "EverysearchinFlockisrecorded,visible,and traceabletotheagencythatranit,”aFlockspokespersonsaid inastatement. Instead,thedepartmentsaidNCRIChadaccessunderanarrangementallowedbystatelaw,andthatNCRICgrantednight-houraccesstoWSINanalysts. BasedonNCRIC'sinvestigation,SFPDsaidWSINanalystsconductedtheimpropersearchesattherequestofotheragencies. WSINtoldNCRICthat theanalystswereunawareCalifornialawprohibitedsharinglicense-platedatawithfederalandout-of-statelawenforcement agencies, accordingtoSFPD. SFPDsaiditdiscovered theissueduringacomplianceaudit inMayandreported thefindingstoNCRiC.Lewtoldcommissionersthedepartmentbeganactingon "There's a difference betweena queryand a hit,"Lewtold commissioners.“So we don't know,of those queries,what actually generated areal hit.So,therefore, wedon'tknowwhatwasactuallydisseminated." MikeSena,theexecutivedirectorofNCRIC,saidSFPDnotifiedhimabout theissueMay 12.HesaidWSINhad analystslog the“exactreason”foreverysearch. "Notoneofthemwasimmigrationenforcement-related,"SenatoldtheChronicle. Hesaid the state lawbanning out-of-state andfederalsharing has created“gaps"in lawenforcement'sability toinvestigate crimes that cross state lines and in federal investigationsintoseriouscrimesinvolvingsuspectsinCalifornia. ButhesaidheunderstoodwhyLewdisabledNCRiC'saccesstoitsFlockdata. "It's abig deal tomebecausewe need to make surepeople are in compliance,”Sena said. SenawasunsurewhetheralloftheotheragencieswhosedatawasaccessedwerelocatedinCalifornia,buthesaidtheyprobablywere. SanFranciscobeganinstallingFlocklicenseplatereadersin2024,aftercityleaders announcedaplantodeploy400cameras at about100intersectionsto combatretailandvehicletheftandothercrimes. SFPDsaidWednesdaythatthetechnologyhashelpedofficerssolvecrimesandnarrowinvestigations.Butthedepartmentalsoacknowledgedprivacyconcerns andsaiditwouldcontinuereviewingaccesstothesystem. "Weunderstand thepowerof thesetoolsand that thepublichasinterest inprivacy,"SFPDspokespersonEvanSernofskytold theChronicle. the disclosure. “Today's revelation that SFPD has again violated (state law) and general privacy best practices further demonstrates that they do not take such things seriously," Hofer said. TheSFPDdisclosure comes as civiliberties groups and news organizationshaveraised concerns aboutCaliforniapolice agencies allowingfederal orout-of- informationaboutwherepeopletravel,includingpeoplewhoarenotsuspectedof crimes. SFPDsaiditwasthefirstandonly agencytodiscovertheproblem.Thedepartmentsaidaregionalcallwillbeheldwithotheragencieswhosedatamayhave "Anytimeprotocols and laws are not strictly adhered tobyagencies we share data with,”thepoliceforce said in a statement."SFPDwilltakeimmediate actionto ensurepublictrust." June17,2026|UpdatedJune18,20269:11a.m. From:MarkMenesini<MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us> Sent:Thursday,June18,202610:43AM To:WendyStrattonMonahan<WMonahan@ci.benicia.ca.us> sMarkMenesini Police Chief PoliceDepartmen X X t O:707-746- 4262 MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us www.ci.benicia.ca.us/police 区区区区 —Original Message- From:StephenYoung Sent:Thursday,June18,202610:39AM To:EdwardCriado<ECriado@ci.benicia.ca.us> Cc:MarkMenesini<MMenesini@ci.benicia.ca.us>;MarioGiuliani<MGiuliani@ci.benicia.ca.us> Caution:Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideof theorganization.Donotclicklinksoropenattachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandknowthecontentis safe. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfpd-flock-license-plate-reader-data-searches-22310416.php CanyouconfirmwhetherornotflockaccessismadeavailabletoNCRiCandWSiNreferencedinthearticle? Sent from my iPhone
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