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Campbell resident corrects record on Flock camera searches, urges local control of surveillance data
Summary
A resident told council an earlier public comment misstated the number of Flock camera searches without justification; after reviewing data with the police chief she said more than 99% of searches had justifications and urged local data self-hosting to protect privacy.
During oral requests at the Feb. 17 Campbell City Council meeting, resident Laura Reese corrected an earlier statement about license-plate-reader searches conducted with a Flock camera system, telling the council that a database artifact had produced an inaccurate count.
Reese said she contacted Chief Berg and reviewed the records; she reported that over 99% (about 99.5%) of searches contained justifications and were consistent with routine police business. She told the council she remains concerned about surveillance and privacy and urged the city to consider self-hosting data locally rather than relying on cloud providers so access is limited to those with legitimate justification.
Mayor Fado thanked her for meeting with Chief Berg and for clarifying the record; staff and council welcomed further conversation about data-handling policies should a related policy come before the council.
