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Residents urge Eugene council to cancel Flock camera contract, remove hardware
Summary
Dozens of Eugene residents urged the City Council on Oct. 27 to terminate the city's contract with Flock Safety and remove license-plate reader cameras from public streets.
Dozens of Eugene residents urged the City Council on Oct. 27 to terminate the city's contract with Flock Safety and remove fixed automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras from public streets.
Public commenters told the council the system compromises privacy and can be used beyond the stated public-safety purposes. "They record everyone who drives by," said Leonard DeFranco, a Ward 5 resident, adding that ALPR systems "record parents dropping off kids, workers heading to their jobs, immigrants, activists like myself, and neighbors simply…
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