Another Mass. City Cuts Ties with License Plate Camera Provider Flock Safety

Letter: The issue is more than just Flock

To the Editor: For the past two months, the people of Stoughton have been imploring our City Council to cancel the Flock contract and reject the unfettered use of AI-enhanced mass surveillance. We are asking our city leaders to lead with courage, to think boldly and critically, and to set aside convenience to preserve the rights and dignity of the people.

Another Mass. city cuts ties with license plate camera provider Flock Safety

Despite crediting Flock Safety's automatic license plate readers with helping to solve "nearly every major investigation," another Massachusetts city plans to cut ties with the provider, citing data privacy concerns.

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The cameras continuously capture vehicle information such as license plate numbers, make, model, color and other identifying features.

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Nearly a year after Syracuse city leaders voted to drop Flock Safety's license plate readers over privacy concerns, the company's cameras are still standing.

Flock around and lose your rights

Few surveillance products have ever been named more appropriately than Flock. A flock of sheep has no rights. It exists to be watched, counted, and managed by whoever owns the field. That increasingly resembles how government treats Americans as officials cover streets and neighborhoods with cameras under the familiar but false promise of public safety.Flock’s automated license-plate readers are not ordinary security cameras. They record every p…

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License plate reader cameras watch traffic, scan license plates and help law enforcement track stolen vehicles and criminal suspects.