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Officials say Bloomington will study Flock surveillance; mayor cites privacy concerns and schedules council report
Summary
Residents pressed officials about Flock AI and other cameras; Mayor Kerry clarified current on-street devices are license-plate readers (11 owned by BPD), said a report to council is due April 15 with discussion planned April 22, and emphasized balancing crime-solving benefits with privacy risks for vulnerable populations.
Multiple residents raised concerns about Flock AI cameras and broader surveillance during the question-and-answer portion of the town hall. Mayor Kerry clarified that the street devices residents have noticed are, at present, license-plate readers owned by the Bloomington Police Department ("there are 11 of those that are owned by BPD"), not the Flock AI object-recognition…
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