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Human Rights Commission hears widespread public opposition to Flock automated license‑plate readers
Summary
Dozens of public commenters urged the Eugene Human Rights Commission to recommend canceling the city's contract with Flock Safety ahead of a City Council work session scheduled Oct. 8. Speakers raised privacy, civil‑liberties and public‑safety concerns and asked the commission to forward a recommendation to council.
Dozens of residents and community groups told the Eugene Human Rights Commission on Wednesday that the city should terminate its contract with Flock Safety, the company that provides automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) installed around the city.
The commission heard public comment from organizers, legal advocates and clinicians who said Flock enables sweeping surveillance, can be used by federal agencies for immigration enforcement, and risks civil‑liberty harms for vulnerable groups. "Flock is an unconstitutional dragnet that violates the Fourth Amendment," said Pete Goldlust, a public commenter who cited a letter from the Civil Liberties Defense Center. "This system conducts a vast and ongoing data grab of people's comings and goings."
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