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Residents press council to end license-plate reader program; town attorney says contract negotiations under way
Summary
Public commenters urged the Town of Jackson to end its contract with Flock license-plate reader cameras, citing privacy and data-use concerns. Town Attorney Leah Colaso said she has sent redlined contract changes to Flock and expects to return proposed revisions in March.
Residents and local businesspeople urged the Jackson Town Council on Feb. 2 to end the town's use of automated license-plate reader cameras, arguing the technology intrudes on privacy and creates a dragnet of everyday movements.
"Block surveillance cameras photograph every car, read every license plate, and track every movement through our town," said Eric Dahl during public comment, adding that the thousands of pictures taken daily…
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