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Resident urges North Bend to drop license-plate reading cameras, warning of privacy risks
Summary
A resident urged the council not to renew the city's automated license-plate reader contract, saying the system scans every plate and stores data in the cloud; she cited 153,000 reads in 30 days and framed the technology as an invasion of privacy.
Margaret Frontella used public comment time to ask the city not to renew its automated license-plate reader (ALPR, sometimes discussed as "flock cameras") contract. Frontella said the cameras "track every license plate that comes across them" and told the council the system logged about "153,000 license read in the last 30 days." She argued the data is likely stored in the cloud and, once retained, becomes a permanent record that can be analyzed by AI to create patterns of movement.
Frontella asked the public to request removal of the cameras and urged council members to not renew the contract when it comes up for renewal. The council acknowledged the testimony and staff noted that the contract renewal is forthcoming and that residents may submit additional comments before the council votes on any contract renewal.
No contract action occurred during the meeting; the comment was accepted for the record.
