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Residents urge Hays County to reject expansion of Flock automated license-plate readers
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Hays County Commissioners Court that Flock Safetyautomated license-plate readers (ALPRs) create mass surveillance, threaten privacy and target marginalized communities; speakers urged the court to cancel contracts and reallocate funds to social services and a public defender program.
Scores of residents and community organizers addressed the Hays County Commissioners Court on Aug. 12, urging the court to halt the county's use and proposed expansion of Flock Safety automated license-plate readers and other automated license-plate reader (ALPR) systems.
Speakers said the cameras collect sensitive travel data on all motorists, make that data available to private companies and law enforcement agencies, and create opportunities for misuse and civil-rights violations. "The use of Flock cameras constitutes a civil liberties violation on multiple fronts," said Nathan Pino, a Texas State University criminologist…
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