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Resident urges Lebanon to end AI license-plate reader contract, cites privacy rulings
Summary
A public commenter called for the council to dissolve the Flock Safety contract and stop use of AI-powered license-plate readers, arguing the system collects and stores detailed location data; staff did not take immediate action on the request.
A Lebanon resident told the City Council on Monday that the city should end its contract with Flock Safety and stop using AI-powered license-plate reader cameras, describing the system as a searchable database that tracks residents’ movements.
"We must stop pretending this is just a digital witness to crimes. It is a searchable, AI driven dragnet search that tracks the movement of every citizen in Lebanon," Michael Qualls said during the public-comment period, and he cited…
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