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Residents petition Dayton to remove Flock Safety cameras, citing privacy and safety fears
Summary
Two residents told the City Council that at least 45 people have signed a petition asking the city to remove eight Flock Safety license‑plate readers and terminate the contract, arguing the devices store movement data, pose privacy and security risks, and lack proven crime‑reduction benefits.
Two residents used the council’s open‑forum period on Jan. 27 to press Dayton officials to end the city’s relationship with Flock Safety, the vendor that operates eight license‑plate‑reading cameras deployed around town.
Ashley Winters (speaker 9), who identified herself at the meeting, suggested the council consider curb‑appeal grants to help long‑time residents maintain properties and raised a separate concern that policies in some assisted‑living facilities requiring staff to…
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