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Multiple Boulder residents urge council to reconsider Flock Safety surveillance contract
Summary
Several public commenters told council that Flock Safety cameras and related data systems pose privacy and cybersecurity risks, citing reported unencrypted storage, exposed admin portals, overseas gig‑worker access to images, and broad searches with little case association; staff said policy has not changed and is being monitored alongside state legislation.
Multiple residents used the open‑comment period to urge Boulder's City Council and Police Department to reconsider a contract renewal with Flock Safety, a company that operates networked license‑plate and camera systems.
Marcus Laben told council "Flock cameras have critical vulnerabilities that mean any attacker with a computer and a ladder could view, download, edit, and replace anything on the camera's computer," summarizing reporting and FOIA disclosures and alleging unsecured storage…
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