[Opinion] City expands Flock cameras despite concerns

In Our opinion … City needs to be on guard over privacy rights

How do you balance public safety with protecting your personal information? That is the crux of the ongoing argument regarding the use of license plate readers known as the Flock system. Hamtramck has these cameras in place now, and, recently, the city council OK’d the purchase of several more. But there were a number of residents who urged the city council to reject the use of the Flock cameras, for fear that the network of cameras are spying o…