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🌱 How Sanibel’s Flock cameras balance crime-solving with your privacy concerns

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Sanibel's Flock cameras balance crime-solving with your privacy concerns

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Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Sanibel residents, police weigh in on privacy concerns over use of Flock cameras (gulfcoastnewsnow.com) — Sanibel's use of Flock license-plate cameras is under fresh scrutiny as residents and city leaders debate how the technology affects privacy on the island. Police Chief William Dalton defends the year-long data retention as vital for solving crimes reported by seasonal residents, while access to the system is monitored and no expansion of cameras is planned.
   

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