Investigate Cambridge Police Department Flock implementation
Locality recursion target for Cambridge Police Department in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Metadata
| StarIntel ID | starintel:investigation-target:aos013869:locality |
|---|---|
| Dataset | flock-safety-national-state-locality-seed-2026-07-25 |
| Schema | 0.9.0 |
| Version | 1 |
| Updated | 2026-07-25T17:58:54-04:00 |
Type-specific data
- Actor
starintel-auto-dig
- Breadth
10- Depth
2- Max Depth
3- Objectives
Find contracts, purchase orders, grants, renewals, prices, and resellers
Identify officials, administrators, records staff, vendor personnel, and lobbyists
Obtain policy, retention, sharing, user rosters, audits, misuse investigations, and termination records
- Priority
0.72- Query
"Cambridge Police Department" "Flock Safety" contract purchase council policy audit lobbyist
- Required Dtypes
org
person
relation
contract
procurement
lobbying-filing
policy
event
analysis
investigation-target
- Research Question
Who implemented, funded, approved, administered, audited, renewed, opposed, or terminated Flock Safety at Cambridge Police Department, and what sharing relationships exist?
- Scope Type
locality
- Score
0.72- Seed Ids
starintel:investigation-target:flock-state:ma
starintel:org:flock-safety
starintel:source:atlas-of-surveillance-alpr-export-2026-07-25
- Selection Reason
The Cambridge Police Department received city council approval to acquire 15 to 20 fixed automated license plate reader cameras in February 2025. The agency suspended use of the technology over data sharing practices in October 2025.
- Status
queued
- Target
Cambridge Police Department Flock Safety implementation
- Target Type
local-government-or-law-enforcement-implementation
Assessment
- Confidence
0.82- Priority
0.72
Verification
- Status
atlas-indexed-lead
- Verified
False
Handling
- Pii
False- Sensitive
False- Visibility
public
Workflow
- Max Depth
3- Priority
0.72- Queue
flock-locality-ma
- Recursion Depth
2- Research Status
queued
- Root Target Id
starintel:investigation-target:flock-national
- Selected From
starintel:investigation-target:flock-state:ma
Geospatial
- City
Cambridge
- Country
United States
- Country Code
US
- County
Middlesex County
- Jurisdiction
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- State
Massachusetts
Extensions
- Starintel.Atlas Seed
- Agency
Cambridge Police Department
- Aos Number
AOS013869
- Atlas Summary
The Cambridge Police Department received city council approval to acquire 15 to 20 fixed automated license plate reader cameras in February 2025. The agency suspended use of the technology over data sharing practices in October 2025.
- City
Cambridge
- County
Middlesex County
- Ori9
MA0091100ALPR
- State Code
MA
Related records
Sources
- Atlas of Surveillance ALPR searchElectronic Frontier Foundation
- Harvard Crimson
Generated Org node
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