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Residents press council to cancel Flock license‑plate camera contract, citing privacy concerns
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Twentynine Palms council to terminate its contract with Flock license‑plate cameras, saying the cameras enable persistent tracking, create privacy risks and may harm tourism and marginalized residents; several speakers cited other cities that have reversed similar contracts.
A string of public commenters at the Twentynine Palms council meeting on Feb. 24 urged elected officials to end the city’s contract with Flock, the vendor providing license‑plate reading cameras.
Multiple speakers said the cameras enable wide‑scale tracking of vehicle movements and raised concerns about who has access to the database and whether data could be shared across jurisdictions. Heather Drake told the…
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