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Wyoming council declines one-year lease for automated license-plate readers after privacy pushback
Summary
After a lengthy presentation and questions about data access, retention, and vendor policy, the council voted against a one‑year lease with Flock Safety for four ALPR cameras; staff plans community engagement and may return to council if support develops.
The City of Wyoming on June 17 rejected a one-year lease proposal with Flock Safety to install four automated license-plate readers (ALPRs) at main city entrances, following a debate about privacy, vendor data policies and the timing of community outreach.
Police Chief Howard presented the proposed pilot as a public‑safety tool to support investigations and alerts for stolen vehicles, felony warrants and missing-person notifications. He emphasized the system would capture license-plate images and vehicle descriptors, would not use facial recognition and would not be a tool for routine traffic enforcement. Howard said the city would own encrypted data stored in the vendor’s…
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