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Residents urge caution on Flock Safety cameras; police captain defends program
Summary
Residents at a Provo City Council meeting raised privacy, misidentification and access concerns about Flock Safety license‑plate cameras; Provo Police Captain Robert Patrick said the system captures vehicle images and license plates only, and that broader law‑enforcement access is limited and governed by investigations.
Residents told the Provo City Council they worry Flock Safety license‑plate cameras threaten privacy and democratic oversight and can lead to misidentification or wrongful arrests.
"Flock is not necessarily... they have a financial interest," said Dalen Flake, a Provo resident, urging the council to "remember that you represent the people of this community and not a multibillion dollar corporation." Several other callers echoed privacy, reliability and law‑enforcement access concerns, saying the…
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