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Data Retention and Minimization

Privacy and security practice of limiting how long data is stored and collecting only what's needed, often set by contract, policy, or regulation.

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leadershipOne report1 publisher

Flock's backlash has reached the man who paid for San Francisco's camera hub

Chris Larsen gave the SFPD $9.4 million for its real-time crime centre and now says opposition to plate readers has grown huge in two years. Cities are switching cameras off, which makes retention the live term.

Reality

Evidence54
Adoption66
Hype gap+14
Incentives78
Confidence57
investOne report1 publisher

Flock's $8.3B rests on data rights its biggest customers are now redlining

The company says it is past $500 million in recurring revenue at roughly 16.6 times that figure. What the multiple buys is written into contracts cities have started reopening.

Publishers:fortune.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption79
Hype gap+22
Incentives74
Confidence56
securityOne report1 publisher

Oz Hair and Beauty says no cards were taken. What was taken is what scam calls run on.

The breach notice rules out credit card details and confirms names, mobile numbers, order totals and postcodes. The second list is the one that makes a refund-scam call work.

Reality

Evidence44
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−12
Incentives62
Confidence46
buildOne report1 publisher

Flock cut retention to seven days and published the number that made 30 indefensible

Over 90% of partial-plate searches happen within a week, by Flock's own telemetry. That makes the old 30-day default a capacity finding first and a privacy finding second.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption58
Hype gap+12
Incentives74
Confidence40