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Residents raise privacy concerns over automated license‑plate readers; council asks staff to follow up
Summary
A resident’s public comment prompted questions from council about the city’s contract, use and data‑sharing practices for automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) installed around Boulder under a private vendor contract. City staff said they would follow up with detailed information and record checks.
At the Jan. 16 Boulder City Council meeting a resident raised concerns about automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) installed around the city and the contract Boulder has with the vendor Flock Safety.
Will Freeman, identifying himself as a local software engineer and privacy advocate, said cameras with solar panels installed around town “are automated license plate readers that record every vehicle that passes by.” He told the council he documented more than 40 camera installations in Boulder and alleged that the…
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