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Resident urges county to ban or pause private AI surveillance cameras
Summary
A local resident urged the commission to consider a ban or moratorium on privately owned AI cameras (Flock) that analyze license plates and faces, citing privacy concerns and a request to review Utah code and seek stronger regulation.
During public comment, Sydney Forsgren Miley, a long‑time Box Elder County resident, urged the commission to consider banning or imposing a moratorium on privately owned AI‑powered surveillance cameras in the county, citing privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns.
Miley said she had observed the number of Flock cameras in Brigham City increase and described them as capable of tracking vehicles and performing facial recognition beyond traditional traffic cameras. "We are all in uncharted territory," she said, and asked the commission to "consider banning them in Box Elder County or at least considering a moratorium until there are more regulations." She referenced Utah code and examples of other cities pausing or banning the technology.
Commissioners accepted the public comment for the record; the meeting did not include a formal county decision on surveillance policy and no moratorium was proposed during the session.
