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Police defend automated license‑plate readers; council to consider funding in IT budget
Summary
At a public hearing, Police Chief Mullen explained the city’s automated license‑plate reader system (Flock): still photos of license plates, 21‑day retention per state law, encrypted cloud storage, and monthly audits. Councilors and residents raised privacy, access and cybersecurity concerns; funding will be considered in the IT/CIP budget line.
The Auburn City Council held a public hearing March 16 on automated license‑plate readers (LPRs), hearing a detailed explanation from Police Chief Mullen and comments from residents and councilors about privacy, access and budget priorities.
Chief Mullen summarized how the system operates: fixed cameras capture still photographs of rear license plates and vehicle descriptors (make, model, visible damage), not video of drivers; the system does not access DMV ownership records and is not configured to allow federal agencies to automatically access Auburn’s data. Images are encrypted, stored in a…
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