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Residents urge review of Renton’s Flock Safety ALPR program; Public Safety Committee to consider policy
Summary
Speakers at the Renton City Council meeting urged the city to tighten safeguards on its Flock Safety automated license-plate readers, citing search logs and potential risks to immigrants; the Public Safety Committee is scheduled to review ALPR policy on May 4.
At the April 27 Renton City Council meeting, multiple residents urged the city to reassess its use of Flock Safety automated license-plate readers (ALPRs), raising concerns about privacy, data sharing and risks to vulnerable populations.
Kim Caldwell, who identified herself as a Renton resident, told the council she reviewed the city’s ALPR logs and said that in a 30-day review there were “89 searches with meaningful reasons” and that “32 were listed have the words homicide or death.” She asked the…
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