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Residents urge Lane County to reject Flock surveillance camera contracts
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Lane County Board of Commissioners to halt or reject contracts with Flock Technologies, citing data ownership, potential sharing with Palantir and federal agencies, and privacy and sanctuary-policy concerns.
Several residents used the meeting's public comment period to urge Lane County officials not to adopt Flock Technologies' license-plate/vehicle-tracking cameras.
Denise Jessup, who identified herself as a District 3 resident and retired psychotherapist, told commissioners that "greater efficiency in arrests does not warrant mass surveillance or the loss of freedom" and asked the board to "stop Flock in Lane County."
Chuck Arford, a retired county employee, warned about…
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