Resident asks Chandler to review Flock agreement, alleges federal data sharing
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Rohit Chandrasekhar told the council he is concerned Chandler's contract with Flock may allow sharing license-plate data with federal agencies and urged the city to publish its privacy terms; Mayor Hartke and council members requested staff review.
Chandler — A Downtown Chandler resident pressed the City Council on Feb. 5 to disclose details of the city's agreement with Flock, the vendor whose license-plate-recognition technology the resident said may be sharing data beyond municipal boundaries.
"Flock lied about sharing with ICE and DHS over and over again," said Rohit Chandrasekhar, who said he had sought the city's privacy terms and that FOIA records from other cities show municipal data can appear in broader datasets. Chandrasekhar asked whether Chandler had "opted in or opted out of federal data sharing" and said he had not received a clear answer from the police department about the contract's privacy terms.
Mayor Hartke responded that he would "certainly like to get some answers to his questions and where we're at with our sharing," and council members said they had requested a review of the city's Flock services and would share the results with the council when available. The transcript records no formal motion or vote on Flock or a change to the city's contract during the meeting.
Chandrasekhar referenced correspondence with a Matthew Burdick and said multiple cities are reevaluating Flock agreements. The council did not provide a timeline in the transcript for when the review would be completed.
