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Residents urge Saratoga to review or end Flock license-plate camera contract
Summary
Public commenters at the Saratoga City Council meeting urged the city to cancel or more tightly oversee its contract with Flock Safety, citing reported unauthorized statewide-search access in nearby cities and calls for contract transparency, public hearings and audit logs.
Public commenters told the Saratoga City Council on Feb. 12 that the city should review or terminate its contract with Flock Safety, the vendor that provides automated license-plate readers now deployed around the city.
Jeffrey Pugh, a Fredericksburg Drive resident, opened oral comments by noting that other local jurisdictions have pulled back from Flock or paused renewals amid data‑sharing concerns. He said Mountain View disabled its system after discovering “unauthorized access to license plate data by law enforcement agencies across and…
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