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Eugene leaders pause Flock AI license‑plate cameras after widespread public opposition
Summary
After weeks of public pushback, the city manager said Flock license‑plate reader cameras would be disabled within 24 hours while council and staff pursue contract language changes and a work session on surveillance policy.
City Manager Madari said Tuesday that the city will pause use of Flock AI license‑plate reader cameras and expects the devices to be disabled within 24 hours as the city develops contract language changes and prepares a council work session on surveillance policy.
The move follows a unanimous recommendation earlier by the City Council to consider pausing the system and more than two hours of public comment at the Oct. 13 meeting demanding the cameras’ removal. Community members told the council the cameras threaten privacy, are vulnerable to misuse and insecure, and that the contract hands sensitive location data to a private company.
The council’s earlier action — a unanimous vote during an Oct. 8 work session referenced repeatedly during public comment — led Mayor Knudson and multiple councilors to press for quicker review. “I have worked with Chris Skinner, our chief, on pausing the license plate readers until…
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