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Residents press Oak Park to cancel Flock ALPR contract; police cite investigative uses
Summary
Residents and several public speakers urged the Village Board to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock Safety for automatic license plate reader (ALPR) data, saying Flock's data retention and sharing policies threaten privacy and community trust; police leaders said they have used ALPR data in investigations that recovered firearms and led to arrests.
Public commenters and several trustees used the meeting to press the Village to end its contract with Flock Safety, the private company that stores and analyzes automatic license plate reader (ALPR) data used by Oak Park police.
Alicia (full name not provided), a Cook County psychiatric nurse practitioner who practices in Oak Park, told trustees she has lost patient visits because out‑of‑state clients fear ALPR data being shared. "Please end automatic license plate readers and Flock data recording," she said. Another speaker, identified as a community organizer, urged the village to follow cities such as Austin and Denver and ‘‘deflock’’ their communities, saying media reports and audits show law enforcement queries of ALPR networks can be used to track reproductive‑health travel and immigration…
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