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Ridgecrest speakers deliver 370-signature petition urging council to reconsider Flock surveillance cameras
Summary
At a Feb. 18 Ridgecrest City Council meeting, residents urged the council to reconsider a contract with Flock after a town hall and a petition signed by 370 people raised privacy and data‑sharing concerns about 24 AI‑powered cameras.
Michael Citra, a Ridgecrest resident who organized a Feb. 7 town hall, delivered a petition of 370 signatures and asked the council to “reconsider doing business with Flock,” citing concerns about the city’s 24 AI‑powered cameras and contract language that he said lets Flock export local data to develop products and share data “with anybody they decide.”
“We can demand that our vendors do better,” Citra said, adding that the town hall left…
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