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Resident raises privacy concerns about Flock surveillance cameras at busy intersection
Summary
A resident told the council the city’s Flock automatic license‑plate reader cameras near Newcastle Way and Coal Creek Parkway create extensive records of vehicle movements and posed constitutional and litigation risks, citing a related Norfolk, Va. federal court opinion.
During the March 4 meeting’s public comment period, resident Steven Vimes urged the council to reconsider the city’s use of Flock Systems cameras and raised privacy and legal concerns.
Vimes said four of the city’s six Flock cameras are clustered near the Newcastle Way/Coal Creek Parkway intersection and that the system records vehicle locations multiple times daily…
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