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Local commenter urges removal of city cameras, raises privacy and national‑security concerns
Summary
During public comment a local Facebook group administrator urged the city to remove cameras and gunshot‑detection systems, citing examples nationwide where surveillance data is allegedly used by federal agencies and warning about AI processing of camera data.
A member of the public who identified themself as the administrator of the Facebook group "Allentown PA community" urged council to remove city cameras and related surveillance systems, saying such systems are being misused elsewhere and can be leveraged under national‑security orders.
What was said: The commenter described a curated collection of reports and national examples and argued that camera and…
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