Open-source map shows license-plate cameras in East Hampton; advocates raise data-sharing concerns

East End News highlighted an open-source map from DFLOC that shows at least 15 license-plate-reading (so-called FLOC) cameras installed in East Hampton Village, with additional installations noted in nearby Sag Harbor Village and elsewhere in Southampton Town.

The broadcast said the DFLOC map (dflock.org) may be incomplete or out of date, and it placed the local installations in the context of a national conversation about whether municipalities should permit federal agencies to use camera recordings for civil immigration enforcement. The report noted that East Hampton Village previously used license-plate readers in arrests cited by local reporting.

The segment did not record comments from municipal officials responding to the DFLOC listing; the show presented the map as a public-information resource and cautioned viewers that the database’s coverage is imperfect. The broadcast also said some advocates and residents are calling on municipalities to restrict access to camera recordings for federal enforcement purposes, but no formal municipal action on that issue was mentioned during the episode.

Further verification of the map’s underlying sources and any municipal policies on camera-data sharing would be needed before concluding how the devices are being used or which agencies have access to recordings.