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Residents urge Santa Cruz council to halt Flock license-plate cameras over data-security and civil-rights concerns
Summary
Multiple residents and the group Get the Flock Out told the city council the Flock camera program risks privacy and data security, citing alleged unencrypted data, dark‑web access, and federal sharing; speakers asked the council to cover cameras during a city review and to consider terminating the contract.
Dozens of residents pressed the Santa Cruz City Council on Nov. 30 to halt or pause use of the city—s Flock license-plate camera system while the city investigates data-security and civil-rights risks.
"The data in the cameras is not encrypted," said Chen Mills of the group Get the Flock Out, calling reports that data access is being sold on the dark web "deeply concerning." Julia Monahan, also with Get the Flock Out, told the council the system has "inherent issues" and that those cannot be fixed…
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