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Privacy concerns and grant questions raised as Glenarden considers Flock Safety camera system
Summary
Residents and leaders debated a proposed Flock Safety camera grant at a Glenarden meeting. Supporters said license‑plate alerts help recover stolen vehicles and missing children; opponents raised recurring costs, data sharing and privacy concerns.
Residents and officials debated whether to accept a grant to install Flock Safety cameras — a license‑plate and vehicle‑tracking system — after several citizens raised privacy and recurring‑cost concerns at a Glenarden City Council citizens‑comment meeting.
Miss Wilson, a longtime resident, said she opposed installing additional cameras and flagged recurring costs she had read in the proposal: an annual fee she described as $16,500 per year under a two‑year subscription term. “People need to have some freedom,” she said. “I don’t want anybody seeing me go home.” Council members and public‑safety…
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