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Teen advisory council member urges Prosper to cancel Flock ALPR cameras, citing accuracy and abuse concerns
Summary
Abigail Ryan, an incoming senior and member of the mayor’s youth advisory council, called on the town to reconsider use of Flock Safety automated license-plate readers, citing misreads, low match-to-crime rates, and documented misuse in other jurisdictions.
During citizens’ comments, Abigail Ryan told the council she was speaking on behalf of two residents and urged reconsideration of Flock Safety automated license-plate readers (ALPRs) deployed in and around Prosper. Ryan cited national error rates and example incidents in other jurisdictions — including a Frisco family briefly detained after an incorrect hit — to argue the cameras risk treating everyone as a suspect and can be used for abuse or stalking.
Ryan said, citing third-party reports, that "DFLOC ... has reported more than 106,000 cameras nationwide" and that ACLU of Oregon found a high state-misread error rate for some ALPR deployments; she also noted studies showing a small fraction of scans lead to criminal leads and recounted cases where misreads led to false arrests. She concluded by asking the council: "Why should we allow ourselves to be stalked?" The council did not take immediate action on the request during this meeting; the comment was entered into the public record for possible follow-up by staff or committees.
