Residents and tech expert press Grottoes to end Flock Safety license‑plate reader contract
Sep 15, 2026
Sep 15, 2026
Multiple residents and a local cloud engineer urged the Grottoes Town Council to end its contract with Flock Safety, arguing the automated license‑plate reader system threatens privacy and may be legally vulnerable; the council said it will continue researching the issue.
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Several residents told the Grottoes Town Council on Sept. 14 that the town should end its contract with Flock Safety and decommission automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs), calling the systems an unacceptable intrusion on privacy.
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