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Resident urges Lane County to prohibit automated license plate readers, cites privacy and legal risks
Summary
A resident told the board the Lane County Sheriff's Office should not deploy ALPR/Flock Safety cameras on rural roads, warning the technology poses Fourth Amendment and statutory privacy risks and has a history of interagency data sharing and breaches.
Ellie Grama, a Lane County resident from District 5, urged the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 28 to prohibit the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs), sometimes marketed as Flock Safety cameras, on county roads and highways.
Grama said she sympathized with the sheriff's staffing and budget constraints but added that "any contract with flock will result in misuse, further mistrust of law enforcement, and violate our Fourth Amendment right to privacy." She also cited…
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