A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused

BOULDER, CO - MARCH 5:A Flock Safety licence sheet designation camera is seen adjacent the intersection of Marine Street and Arapahoe Avenue successful Boulder connected Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images

In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock information cameras installed to "enhance the information and information of students." But by September of that year, the school's medication grew acrophobic that Flock was sharing information with Customs and Border Patrol, that camera feeds were not decently secured, and that some law enforcement and the company's employees were abusing access to the data.

So successful October of 2025, Elgin Community College requested Flock to remove its cameras. According to Elgin's President Peggy Heinrich, Flock rejected the request, saying it had not violated its contract. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, schoolhouse o …

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