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Eugene residents press council to cancel Flock license-plate camera contract, citing privacy and ICE use
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Eugene City Council on Nov. 10 to end the city’s contract with Flock, the vendor supplying license-plate-reading cameras, saying the technology threatens civil liberties and has been used by federal immigration authorities.
Dozens of residents urged the Eugene City Council on Nov. 10 to end the city’s contract with Flock, the vendor supplying license-plate-reading cameras, saying the technology threatens civil liberties and has been used by federal immigration authorities.
“The police want the responsibility of knowing where our entire community has been and where they are going,” Ty said during the public comment period, warning that the system can reveal “when we are home or away, what roads we travel, where we drop off our kids at school, who we associate with.”
Multiple speakers praised the council for pausing camera activation but said the pause is not enough. Scott Lambert, a…
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