>LAPD can just call them and access the data

Can they? Does anyone know the terms of these contracts? Does flock just look the other way if a licensee just gives away the data to some other entity without getting a fee for it? I can see arguments on both sides from flock's perspective, i.e., revenue vs lock-in.

There are dozens of ways for it to be done, but here's an example of how Austin PD worked around contract termination:

https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2026-02-12/austin-tx-apd-f...

The network effect value far outweighs the lost revenue from a single local contract.