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Residents press Bloomington to end or pause Flock Safety contracts; council member proposes pause
Summary
At a Feb. 18 Bloomington City Council session summarized on Cats Week, multiple residents urged ending the city's contract with Flock Safety over privacy and misuse concerns; Council member Isak Asari introduced a draft resolution to pause expansion of automated license-plate readers as "a first step."
Multiple Bloomington residents used public comment time at a Feb. 18 meeting to urge the city to end or restrict its relationship with Flock Safety, a company that provides automated license-plate reader (ALPR) systems and surveillance services.
Sam, a resident who identified himself during the public comment period, said the systems operate as a "general surveillance network," with live-streamed data, independently powered and networked cameras, and data that the public cannot access. "We don't know who can get it, and…
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