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Residents urge Prescott council to cancel Flock surveillance contracts, cite privacy and security risks
Summary
Two residents told council they oppose Flock block cameras, citing privacy, potential sharing with law-enforcement databases, alleged lack of encryption, and a belief purchases occurred without council approval; no formal council action followed.
Two residents used the call-to-public to press the council to cancel contracts for Flock surveillance cameras and raised privacy and security concerns.
A speaker identified in the transcript as Steve (variants in the record: 'Steve Hunyer'/'Steve Henier') warned the issue will "snowball" politically and said many residents will feel "we're being surveilled" when they see cameras around town. He predicted bipartisan opposition and urged the council to cancel the system now to avoid persistent political fallout.
Anne Marie DeCarlo told the council she believed there are about "46 cameras" (she said she was not certain), asserted that some purchases were made by former Mayor Goode without council approval, and said the Flock system shares images and data with multiple law-enforcement databases and that, in her words, the data are stored "without encryption," enabling unauthorized access. She described risks including stalking, identity theft and other misuse, and urged council to act.
Council did not take action on the surveillance issue during this meeting. The mayor acknowledged the comments and moved the meeting forward to other agenda items.
The comments reflect public concern about camera deployment and data-sharing practices; the transcript records those concerns and allegations but does not include staff responses that confirm or refute the technical claims about data-sharing partners or storage encryption.
