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Resident raises privacy concerns about 'flock' cameras and data centers during late comment
Summary
During a late public comment, a resident criticized surveillance cameras and proposed data-center privacy risks, alleging broad data collection and naming firms (comments to be examined further); council reiterated procedural rules and noted camera access controls. No policy action was taken.
A resident who had been waiting to speak raised privacy concerns about automated surveillance cameras—referred to in testimony as "flock cameras"—and warned that data centers store extensive personal information. The speaker asserted the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled against the cameras and said data centers use large amounts of water; council members and staff responded with procedural clarifications and statements about local camera-access controls.
The speaker said they planned to present research about data centers at a later meeting (August 11) and alleged broad surveillance and data collection tied to cameras and commercial data stores. City officials on the dais reiterated that access to camera data is restricted to officers with code-based access that generates an audit timestamp; no vote or directive on camera policy or data center approvals was recorded during the meeting.
