The Dunwoody City Council approved a one-year, $15,000 contract for Flock Safety’s 911 emergency dispatch assistance software after previous deferrals due to concerns. These concerns included evolving contract terms, data usage for training, and security vulnerabilities. Flock employees were found accessing private camera feeds from the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCC) for a “potential sales call.”
Negotiations resulted in Flock being barred from using Dunwoody’s data for model training and requiring alerts for security breaches. Despite these concessions, residents voiced strong opposition during public comment, citing privacy risks and potential ICE data access. One former mayor supported the system’s “good system in principle” despite flaws.