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Tempe resident urges cancellation of Flock Safety contract amid reported security flaws
Summary
A Tempe resident urged the council to cancel the city's contract with Flock Safety, citing a report that many Flock cameras were exposed to the internet and arguing the system amounts to 'shoddily secured mass surveillance.' The council did not act during the meeting.
Catherine Dorn, a Tempe resident, told the City Council the city should cancel its contract with Flock Safety, citing a media report that found dozens of Flock-provided cameras across the country were accessible on the internet.
"This is not the kinds of thing that makes our city safer. It is a very shoddily secured mass surveillance tool," Dorn said, urging the council to consider buying its own red-light camera system to avoid third‑party exposure of resident data. Dorn said the report she referenced showed "well over 60" cameras at minimum exposed to live video and 30 days of archived footage, allowing potential pan-tilt-zoom control in those installations.
Dorn said she understood the city's contract on paper does not grant outside agencies such as ICE permission to access Tempe cameras, but she warned that Flock Safety's reported security track record creates unacceptable risk. "Please cancel the contract," she said.
There was no substantive council response during the public-comment period. The comments were entered into the record; any formal review or contractual action would require staff follow-up or a future agenda item.
