The Flock backlash keeps spreading from statehouses to city halls this week. Quincy residents are taking their objections to the steps of city hall while Milford and Gunnison officials are pulling back on camera deployments already in use. Meanwhile Woonsocket is trying to get ahead of the issue by writing rules before problems pile up.
- Rally planned outside Quincy City Hall over Flock license plate reader boston25news.com
Residents showing up in person is the clearest signal yet that quiet council approvals of Flock gear aren't going unnoticed.
- Rally planned outside Quincy City Hall over Flock license plate reader cameras boston25news.com
Two outlets, one rally: that's the kind of attention local officials should expect when they skip public input on surveillance tech.
- Milford’s Board of Aldermen temporarily stops use of Flock security cameras, awaiting review WTNH.com
A pause for review is the bare minimum; the real test is whether Milford's board actually limits use once the review ends.
- Recap: Woonsocket Council Advances License Plate Reader Rules, Renews Shelter Lease Uprise RI
Writing rules after deployment is backwards, but Woonsocket at least admits oversight should exist before scope creep gets worse.
- Gunnison pulls the plug on Flock cameras after traffic stop mix-up The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
A traffic stop mix-up shutting down a whole camera program shows how little margin for error these systems actually have.
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