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Public raises data-governance and transparency concerns about Flock camera contract
Summary
Multiple speakers at the July 14 Eugene City Council meeting urged review or termination of the city’s contract with Flock, questioning data ownership, third-party disclosure, cross‑jurisdictional access and potential use by federal agencies.
Residents, technologists and civic advocates urged the Eugene City Council to review the city’s contract with Flock and to consider pausing or terminating the automated license-plate reader (LPR) program while data-governance, access and legal risks are examined.
Ken Willis, who identified himself as co‑founder of a medical-AI company with experience in data governance, asked whether the decision to install the cameras included “any discussion on data governance” and urged the city to disclose where footage is stored and who can access it. Willis testified…
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