🌱 Why Auburn residents are demanding police ‘deFlock’ city surveillance cameras
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Why Auburn residents are demanding police ‘deFlock’ city surveillance cameras
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📰 News we're reading
• Auburn residents call for police to take down Flock license plate reader cameras (abridged.org) — Auburn residents packed a town hall to challenge the police department’s use of Flock automated license plate reader cameras and push city leaders to end the contract before it expires in 2028. Police defended the system as a vital crime‑fighting tool, while many locals argued it enables mass surveillance and extensive data‑sharing far beyond Auburn, demanding more transparency and public control over future technologies.
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