Akron safety chief defends Flock camera program as council presses for audits and limits
Chief of Safety Craig Morgan told the Public Safety Committee that Akron’s Flock automated license-plate reader network lacks facial-recognition and cellular-tracking features and that LPR data is deleted after 30 days, but council members pushed for audits and raised concerns about outside access and contract licensing.
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Chief of Safety Craig Morgan told Akron city council members that the department’s Flock automated license-plate reader network does not use facial-recognition or cellular-tracking technology and that "Data acquired through the license plate reader is automatically deleted after 30 days." He said the city operates about 145 units at 83 locations, with nine currently offline and a small number vandalized, and gave examples of cases where the system aided investigations.
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