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Ferndale residents urge strict vetting of license‑plate reader vendors after Flock contract ends
Summary
At a Ferndale community forum residents and civil‑rights advocates praised the police department for ending its Flock Safety contract but warned that any replacement ALPR vendor must be vetted to prevent data sharing with federal immigration authorities; city staff said they will adopt a policy not to share data with federal agencies and continue community engagement.
Ferndale — Residents and civil‑rights advocates pressed city officials on the future of automatic license‑plate readers (ALPRs) at a community forum after the Ferndale Police Department ended its contract with Flock Safety. Speakers warned that certain vendors share data with federal immigration authorities and urged the city to adopt strict safeguards.
"Please make sure they're not giving information to ICE either directly or even through ... Detroit, for example," said Jet Salome, a civil‑rights and immigration attorney with Care Michigan, praising the department for canceling the Flock agreement and urging the city to prevent downstream data access to immigration enforcement.
The warning echoed broader privacy concerns raised by multiple…
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