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Speakers ask Dearborn to review ties between city procurements and vendors linked to Cellebrite; council to review
Summary
Public commenters asked the council to pause procurement involving companies with financial or service ties to Cellebrite, citing human‑rights concerns and previous city divestment resolutions. Council acknowledged the concern and staff said procurement records and divestment policies would be reviewed.
At the Oct. 21 meeting, several residents raised concerns about procurement links between U.S. vendors and Cellebrite, an Israeli digital forensics company cited by commenters for alleged use in overseas operations.
Ziyad Abdul Malik and other speakers told the council recent Axon investments in Cellebrite and vendor relationships used in police evidence systems could expose…
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