California AG sues El Cajon over sharing Flock data with out-of-state agencies
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the City of El Cajon in October 2025 for systematically violating state law by sharing Flock ALPR data with out-of-state agencies.
In October 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed suit against the City of El Cajon, alleging it systematically violated state law by sharing Flock automated license plate reader data with out-of-state agencies.
The case underscored a recurring pattern documented throughout 2025: data gathered locally was routinely queried by agencies far outside the jurisdiction that collected it. In Ventura County, outside agencies ran more than 364,000 queries against local plate data between February and March 2025, with hundreds of searches explicitly citing immigration enforcement.