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Bay County resident urges commissioners to reject Flock Security, cites privacy and breach risks
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Jerith Dietrich urged Bay County commissioners to reject any contract with Flock Security, saying centralized camera datasets are vulnerable to breaches and alleging the company markets facial-recognition capabilities; he recommended local data storage, mutual TLS, and a contract ban on facial recognition including third parties.
Jerith Dietrich, a software engineer who identified himself during public comment, urged the Bay County Board of Commissioners to reject any Flock Security product, saying the company’s centralized camera network and data practices pose unacceptable privacy and security risks.
"I would request that you vote no on any FLOC security product," Dietrich said, reading prepared remarks that cataloged what he called…
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