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Residents press Fort Collins to 'deflock' license‑plate cameras and limit ICE practices; police chief promises work session
Summary
Residents raised privacy and civil‑liberties concerns about Flock Safety license‑plate reader cameras and urged the council to cancel the contract; others asked the city to restrict ICE agents from wearing nonmedical masks and require ID/body cameras. Police Chief Swoboda pledged response protocols and said staff will present on Flock cameras in two weeks.
Residents at the Feb. 3 Fort Collins City Council meeting urged the council to halt or renegotiate the city’s contract with Flock Safety and pressed the police department to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and to require clearer identification for ICE agents.
Ryan Burns, a District 3 resident, warned that frequent software and UI changes by the Flock contractor can undermine the auditability of logs and urged caution about the system’s evolving terms. “These cameras are creating a searchable database of the members of the Fort Collins community,” Neil (a resident who spoke later) said, asking the…
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