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Resident criticizes city’s Flock camera program as ‘Orwellian’ during public comment
Summary
A public commenter accused Wichita leaders of adopting a warrantless mass-surveillance approach through the city’s Flock license-plate camera lease, urged policy change, and said federal agencies have accessed vendor data. City attorney advised the council that campaigning during public comment is generally inappropriate and staff will review forum rules.
During public comment at the April 24 Wichita City Council meeting, Mark Barlow of District 2 sharply criticized the city’s contract with Flock (a license-plate camera vendor), calling the program a "drag net of warrantless mass surveillance" and warning that the vendor’s system, as described in a patent, can classify people by race, gender and other characteristics.
"You're convinced that throwing millions of dollars at this program is…
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