Illinois college tried to end Flock camera contract, but company refused
Elgin Community College installed six Flock safety cameras in April 2025, but later worried about data sharing with Customs and Border Protection, insecure feeds, and misuse by law enforcement and company employees. The school asked Flock to remove the cameras in October 2025, and the company refused, saying it had not violated its contract. After the college covered the cameras with black trash bags, Flock reportedly returned to undo the covering.
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[paragraph] Need ensure no source phrasing copied. We used "Flock safety cameras", "Customs and Border Protection", "black trash bags and zip ties", "unmarked vehicle", "contract expired" maybe okay factual terms. "Flock declined, saying its contract had not been breached" source says "Flock rejected the request, saying it had not violated its contract." We rephrased. "offered to pay remaining five months" source says "offered to pay for the remaining five months of the contract". Fine. "received no response" source "met with silence." Fine. "college president believed were Flock-related" source "Heinrich assumed belonged to Flock." Fine. Need "entirely original wording, never copying source phrasing." We can avoid exact phrases. But some proper nouns unavoidable. "black trash bags and zip ties" is source phrase? Source: "black trash bags and zip ties" yes. Could rephrase: "opaque plastic bags secured with zip ties" to avoid copying. "unmarked vehicle" source phrase. Could say "a vehi