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Resident tells Woodland council police are sharing license‑plate reader data without vetting
Summary
A Woodland resident told council the Woodland Police Department is automatically sharing license‑plate‑reader data with hundreds of organizations, often without review and sometimes labeled as out‑of‑state or federal requests; the resident urged immediate changes to the Flock sharing settings to protect privacy.
At the start of public comment on April 7, Woodland resident Shoneyce Lambeau (speaker 6) told the City Council she obtained records showing that the Woodland Police Department has been sharing license‑plate‑reader (LPR) data widely and without adequate review.
"Woodland PD is still indiscriminately sharing our license plate reader data with hundreds of organizations across California and not doing any vetting of the requests," Lambeau said. She said that March records show "an average of 1 request…
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