The Flock backlash keeps spreading, and today it's showing up in two forms: agencies hitting pause and agencies going into damage-control mode at public meetings. From Camarillo to Suffolk, officials are being forced to answer questions they should've addressed before rollout, not after.
- Surveillance vs. Safety: Police chief addresses Flock camera concerns at Camarillo City Council meeting VC Reporter
A police chief defending cameras after deployment is a sign the public buy-in process happened backwards.
- Osceola County, St. Cloud among Central Florida agencies to pause use of license plate reader cameras Osceola News Gazette
Pausing is not the same as accountability — Osceola and St. Cloud residents deserve to know what data was already collected.
- EPPD has effectively halted use of Flock license plate reader system, Canales says kfoxtv.com
'Effectively halted' is doing a lot of work in that headline; El Paso residents deserve a clear yes-or-no answer.
- Warsaw, Mo., hosts public meeting to discuss license plate reader cameras KY3
Credit to Warsaw for holding the conversation before controversy forces their hand — that's how this should work everywhere.
- Suffolk police explain license plate reader program amid concerns over surveillance 13newsnow.com
Explaining a program after the concerns surface is reactive transparency, not real transparency.
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