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Ferndale residents urge council to reject automatic license‑plate readers over privacy concerns
Summary
Several residents told the Ferndale City Council they oppose proposed automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) cameras, calling them constitutionally dubious and warning the devices would chill daily life and local business; the council did not vote on the technology at the meeting.
At a Ferndale City Council meeting, multiple residents urged elected leaders to reject proposed automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) cameras, saying the devices pose serious Fourth Amendment and privacy risks.
Otto Massey (281 West Maplehurst) told the council the debate on ALPRs is “not inherently an issue of company choice, funding, or regulation” but “one of fundamental freedom and community expectations,” and said warrantless, digitized surveillance could allow…
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