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Councilor raises civil‑rights concerns about Flock license‑plate readers before council adopts item 91
Summary
Councilor Monto warned that Flock's network of license‑plate readers 'normalizes mass tracking of ordinary drivers' during debate; after the discussion the Syracuse City Council adopted item 91 by unanimous roll call.
Councilor Monto raised civil‑rights and privacy concerns about Flock, a private company that operates license‑plate reader cameras, during discussion of agenda item 91 and then urged the council to consider the implications as it moved to adopt the item.
"Flock is not a public safety partner. It is a private for‑profit surveillance company that built a nationwide vehicle tracking network," Councilor Monto said, arguing that the cameras "track people's movements, store the data, and then make it available far…
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