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Residents urge Issaquah council to delay ALPR rollout, warn of privacy and federal access risks
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to decline or defer a federal grant to install automated license-plate readers (ALPRs), arguing vendor trust and federal access concerns outweigh benefits; staff said SB 6002 sets a 21-day retention limit but does not require cities to install cameras.
Several Issaquah residents used the public-comment period to press the council to delay accepting grant funding or installing automated license-plate readers (ALPRs) until vendors demonstrate stronger technical safeguards and limits on external access.
James Marquardt told the council that a neighbor had an incident involving an unmarked federal vehicle and argued that where cities have installed ALPR systems federal agents have been able to track…
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