Residents press Inkster Council on Flock camera data, council says city controls sharing

Jul 21, 2026

Residents urged the council to cancel or review the city's contract for Flock license-plate/facial-recognition cameras, citing privacy and data-sharing concerns; city officials said the contract gives Inkster control over who may access footage and that staff will provide more information to the council.

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Darius Fowler, identified at the meeting as a resident, urged council members to explore cancelling the city's Flock license-plate camera contract, saying the devices collect extensive data and have been linked to contracts in other cities that residents later protested.

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