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Residents, advocates press council to decline renewal of Flock surveillance contract; council to vote in November
Summary
At public comment multiple residents and immigrant‑rights and privacy advocates urged council not to renew the city's contract with Flock license‑plate readers and related products, citing risks of data sharing with federal agencies and a lack of transparency about data retention and access.
Multiple speakers at the council meeting urged Charlottesville to decline renewal of its contract with Flock, a private vendor for license‑plate readers and video analytics. Speakers cited national examples in which license‑plate data has been used by immigration or law enforcement authorities, or sold between vendors and agencies,…
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