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Residents press council to decommission 13 ALPR 'Flock' cameras over privacy and security concerns
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to place a motion to decommission 13 Flock automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras, citing data-security concerns, a Washington public‑records ruling and local precedents in Olympia and Redmond that disabled similar systems.
During public comment on Dec. 11, two Des Moines residents asked the council to schedule a formal vote to decommission 13 Flock automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras operating in the city.
Chris Dela Rosa said he had raised the issue at a previous meeting and told the council that the continued use of ‘‘these cameras pose an unacceptable risk to our citizens due to security settings that include the use of multi factor…
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