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Resident urges Lebanon to end contract over Flock OS searches, alleging mass surveillance
Summary
A resident told the council that records show over 2,100 searches of the Flock OS camera system by a nearby police department in two weeks and urged Lebanon to terminate its contract, calling the technology unconstitutional and a privacy threat.
At the start of citizen communications, Mikhail Qualls told the Lebanon City Council that a public‑records request shows intensive off‑case use of the Flock OS camera system by a nearby police department and urged the city to end its contract.
Qualls said records produced by Murfreesboro police through their own transparency portal show more than 2,100 searches in two weeks, with only one search tied to a case number. He described Flock OS capabilities including a "patterns of movement" investigative mapping tool that aggregates still images and plots a vehicle’s appearances over 30 days to produce a heat map.
"They are using this technology to spy on normal people going about their business," Qualls said, and urged the council to "vote to dismantle this system and end Enfloc/Flock's contract with the city of Lebanon to preserve your integrity and honor your oath to the Constitution." He characterized warrantless searches of vehicle movement data as unconstitutional.
City staff did not take action on the comment at the meeting; the statement was presented during citizen communications for council consideration. The council did not announce immediate next steps on the city’s camera contract during the session.
