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Resident urges Provo to end Flock Safety license‑plate camera contract, warns of mass surveillance
Summary
A resident asked the council to terminate Provo's contract with Flock Safety, saying automated license‑plate readers create a nationwide searchable log and have been misused in other jurisdictions; the council heard the comment but took no action.
Dallin Flake, a Provo resident, used the meeting’s public‑comment period to urge the council to terminate the city's contract with Flock Safety and end the use of automated license‑plate recognition (ALPR) cameras leased by the city. Flake said ALPRs generate vehicle fingerprints and a searchable log of movements that can be accessed without a warrant and cited documented misuses in other counties.
"The city of Provo is currently leasing at least 23 automated license plate recognition cameras or ALPR cameras from Flock Safety... this contributes to what effectively constitutes a national mass surveillance network," Flake said. He listed audits and investigative reports from other jurisdictions that, he said, showed inappropriate or unauthorized access.
Council leadership did not take action on the comment during the meeting; the chair thanked Flake for his remarks. No staff or council response addressing the substance of the allegations was recorded in the meeting transcript.
