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Bloomington mayor defends use of Flock license-plate cameras, promises review of data controls
Summary
At a virtual town hall Mayor Thompson said Bloomington’s Flock system is limited to license-plate reads, data are deleted after 30 days, and access requires an active case number; the administration will meet Flock in February to seek stronger contractual safeguards and invited public input.
Mayor Thompson said Bloomington uses Flock systems to support targeted investigations and that access to the data is tightly controlled, responding to residents’ privacy concerns at a Jan. town hall. “Flock is not a surveillance system,” Thompson said, adding that the system “captures license plates” and that records are deleted after 30 days.
Why it matters: Residents raised examples of other cities that have canceled similar programs and asked whether the safety benefits outweigh privacy risks. The…
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