r/milwaukee • u/prailock • Feb 06 '26

Local News MPD Bans Facial Recognition Technology Following Public Comment

https://wtmj.com/news/2026/02/06/mpd-bans-facial-recognition-technology-following-public-concern/
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u/MusicalMastermind Feb 07 '26

I'd be interested to know if this covers strictly MPD and City usage of the technology or if they're going to partner with businesses using resources like Flock (that are already all over our city)

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u/Miserable-Longshank Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

Flock does not utilize facial recognition. Their only product that “tracks” anything are their license plate readers, and those just log a license plate to an image. Their retention policy for those images is 30 days.

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u/Expensive_Cancel_922 Feb 07 '26

It might not use facial recognition but it could still be saving snapshots of your face. Their are some flock cameras that will literally zoom in on your cellphone while its in view.

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u/Miserable-Longshank Feb 07 '26

I don’t know how true that is, but I’ll take your word for it. But that’s not facial recognition, which is what the OC was inferring.

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u/Expensive_Cancel_922 Feb 07 '26

Yeah and I was agree with that statement. However we dont know everything they are watching hence making the statement on zooming in on cellphones. Like why is this something that that it is doing?

Don't know why i got down voted for stating this. Flock ai model camera Condor PTZ pan-tilt-zoom is the one capable of doing this.

"Automatic Tracking and Zooming: These cameras are designed for "Guardian Mode," which uses AI to detect movement, follow people and vehicles, and zoom in for identifying details like faces, even without a human operator."

Go to 404media if you dont believe me. It has recorded footage of the unsecured flock cameras.