Resident raises Fourth Amendment and accountability concerns about license‑plate reader program
A resident told council he discussed the town's license‑plate reader system with the police captain but remains concerned about privacy and the private contract for the cameras; he requested access to audit records and suggested the town consider canceling the contract.
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Mike Patterson spoke during public comment about the town's automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) cameras and said he met recently with the police captain to discuss auditing and oversight. Patterson said the captain described weekly audits and an auditing system, but Patterson remains concerned the data collection feels like a perpetual database of movements and that the private contractor could be using information beyond current policies.
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