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Resident raises cybersecurity, privacy concerns about proposed Flock cameras; commissioners promise review
Summary
An IT administrator urged Monongalia County commissioners to pause or re-evaluate a proposed Flock AI camera program over cybersecurity and privacy concerns; commissioners asked him to submit his concerns in writing and said county IT will follow up with the vendor.
Justin Musser, an IT administrator at the PRT for West Virginia University, told the Monongalia County Commission on Dec. 3 that he had “major technical security information and cybersecurity concerns” about the sheriff’s office proposal to deploy Flock AI surveillance cameras across the county. Musser said the system does more than read license plates: it captures vehicle attributes such as type, color, make and model, creates searchable vehicle “footprints,” and often shares data across jurisdictions.
Musser warned the commission that Flock retains a portion of images…
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