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Dozens of Olympians urge city to cut Flock Safety cameras; council schedules study session
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Dozens of residents urged the Olympia City Council to end its contract with Flock Safety and remove automated license-plate readers, citing security vulnerabilities, public-record rulings and threats to sanctuary protections. Council scheduled a Dec. 2 study session to review the system.
Dozens of residents filled council chambers and logged in virtually Tuesday to press the Olympia City Council to end the city’s contract for Flock Safety automated license-plate readers and remove city-owned cameras.
"I call upon the members of this council to immediately deactivate these cameras," said Chris Lewis, a longtime Olympia resident and member of WFC 443, listing concerns about a privately operated database and federal access. Leslie Cushman, who has raised the issue with city leaders for more than a year, urged the city…
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