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Council hears committee summary of Flock camera data-sharing, privacy guardrails
Summary
The Local Government and Community Services committee reviewed the citys Flock camera partnership and data-sharing practices, noting reciprocity with hundreds of agencies and an opt-out for searches related to immigration and reproductive health.
During a committee report, council members summarized the police departments description of the Flock camera network and its uses.
Councilwoman Waring reported Chief Shepherd's explanation that the system helps locate stolen vehicles, wanted persons and missing people, and that "the only federal entity that accesses Fairview Park system is the police department at Wright Patterson Air Force Base"; she also said the city has opted out of immigration and reproductive-rights searches and that data has been shared with approximately "582 agencies since inception" and that there are "approximately 120,000 searches happening nationwide in a week" (committee report as read to council).
Councilwoman Mann and other members asked about technical details (integration with other camera or environmental sensor systems) and whether the city could require authorization controls for external searches; staff said other vendor or system integrations were not enabled on Fairview Park's system. The committee moved to remove routine police updates from that committee's agenda and asked that any recommended changes to search authorization be brought forward for further review.
