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Police chief tells committee Marinette’s Flock cameras are CJIS-hosted and lack facial-recognition capability
Summary
Police Chief LaCombe told the committee the city's four fixed Flock cameras are a "Criminal Justice Information Service" on a secure CJIS cloud and said the system does not sell data, does not contain facial-recognition technology and cannot 'track people.' Security policies were provided in the meeting packet.
Police Chief LaCombe presented an overview of Marinette’s Flock camera system and characterized it as "a Criminal Justice Information Service that is a secure, CJIS-cloud platform." He described the department’s deployment as four stationary cameras that do not tilt, pan or zoom and emphasized the department’s packet includes security policies governing system use.
In response to apparent privacy concerns, LaCombe stated that the department’s Flock system "does not sell data to a third-party company, have facial recognition or the capability to track people, these are merely myths," and reiterated how the department restricts access to the system under CJIS rules. Committee members were given the packet of system details and security policies for their review; no formal policy change was proposed at this meeting.
The presentation was informational. Committee members may request further technical details or policy review in a future meeting if they choose to pursue additional local safeguards or oversight.
