Denver will stop using Flock plate readers due to privacy and ICE worries.

[1srelluc]

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/license-plate-reader-camera-data-security-concerns/73-9c570252-9d1c-4e5c-b042-c12392aa1081

DENVER — Denver will stop using its automatic license plate reader cameras after every city council member voted against a contract extension with Flock.

They voiced concerns about data security and potential immigration enforcement access. Flock camera data is accessible to more than 80 law enforcement agencies, some of which have committed to cooperating with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

While they noted the cameras did contribute to a 40% drop in car thefts, they also recognized the community is worried about privacy and security concerns.

"We acknowledge that today’s environment is much different than when the pilot began in early 2024, and there are new community concerns surrounding this technology," the mayor's office said in a statement.

Evidently protecting illegals is more important than solving crimes and recovering stolen property.

Now if they said they were going to remove them to protect all citizens from an an ever overreaching .gov I'd be all for it.

If anyone is curious if they have a Flock camera watching them.

DeFlock

 

[initforme]

Let each community decide. Not really a big issue really.

 

[Man With A Plan]

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/license-plate-reader-camera-data-security-concerns/73-9c570252-9d1c-4e5c-b042-c12392aa1081

DENVER — Denver will stop using its automatic license plate reader cameras after every city council member voted against a contract extension with Flock.

They voiced concerns about data security and potential immigration enforcement access. Flock camera data is accessible to more than 80 law enforcement agencies, some of which have committed to cooperating with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

While they noted the cameras did contribute to a 40% drop in car thefts, they also recognized the community is worried about privacy and security concerns.

"We acknowledge that today’s environment is much different than when the pilot began in early 2024, and there are new community concerns surrounding this technology," the mayor's office said in a statement.

Evidently protecting illegals is more important than solving crimes and recovering stolen property.

Now if they said they were going to remove them to protect all citizens from an an ever overreaching .gov I'd be all for it.

If anyone is curious if they have a Flock camera watching them.

DeFlock

I love it when liberals posture for the media. They almost always end up shooting themselves in the foot in the process. Quite obviously car thieves will have a field day and the number of thefts will skyrocket and with each theft you'll have an owner looking at an empty parking space where their vehicle used to be and thinking to themselves 'We did this stupid shit to protect illegal aliens? Why in god's name did I vote for those idiots!'

 

[1srelluc]

Let each community decide. Not really a big issue really.

With Flock, this is happening......Everywhere you go your vehicle is notated. The plate, and identifying marks of your car are kept so your car can be identified by flock cameras that do not see the entire plate.

The video footage is deleted, but flock also stores the information as metadata. You can build an entire pattern of life off of Car ID, and location. No need for video.

This surveillance would be illegal for government to do unless you were at least suspected of something. But instead a private company does so, often with cameras placed and paid for by state contracts and the data sold to the state.

In my humble opinion, government entities buying data that would be illegal for them to collect themselves should be illegal. Doubly so if the entity is paying for the hardware to collect the data.

There are a bunch of them at the intersection where my street is so every time I head out till the time I come home my plate being recorded and sold to someone.

That's not the America I voted for.