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Residents urge Springfield to pause or cancel Flock camera contract; council asks staff for memo
Summary
Dozens of residents testified against planned Flock automated-license-plate-reader cameras, raising privacy, civil‑rights and security concerns. Councilors and the city manager agreed to have staff prepare further research and an informational memo before proceeding.
Multiple residents and community organizers addressed the council during business from the audience to oppose installation of Flock automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras in Springfield and to urge the city to pause or cancel its contract.
Speakers raised multiple concerns about the system’s privacy, data-sharing and security practices. Rob Sheldon (resident) said Flock’s commercial valuation shows the company’s business model centers on data and told the council, “They are gathering movements and associations of millions of Americans, and they have ensured that they can broker that data.” Kai Fireside (resident) said planned camera locations put some residents on camera leaving or entering their…
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