Tag: Flock

A new Pew analysis highlights gaps in what the public knows about Flock’s license plate cameras. After Auburn and Ithaca voted to cut ties, questions remain about data sharing, retention, investigative results … more: Flock cameras in the Finger Lakes: What we know and what remains unclear

Cornell University has ended its contract with Flock Safety and plans to remove seven automated license plate readers from campus, according to The Ithaca Voice. The university terminated its agreement Oct. 14 following … more: Cornell University ends Flock camera contract amid privacy concerns

A Chapman Avenue resident questioned Auburn City Council’s approach to police surveillance Thursday, arguing that the city’s decision to discontinue Flock cameras had not resolved broader concerns about privacy and other police … more: Auburn resident renews questions over Flock decision and police technology oversight (video)

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that Flock Safety explain who can search its network of license plate cameras, how much vehicle data it holds and what safeguards prevent misuse. In a … more: Schumer asks Flock Safety to explain license plate data access and safeguards

Auburn residents pressed City Council on Thursday to make information about rental properties easier to find, saying prospective tenants need a clearer way to check a building’s condition and a landlord’s history … more: Auburn residents urge city to make rental property records easier to find

Auburn’s debate over police surveillance technology resurfaced Thursday, this time around the city’s recently approved Axon contract for body cameras, Tasers and digital evidence services. Two residents used public comment to question … more: Axon technology debate returns to Auburn City Council as residents question AI features

Ovid Town Supervisor Joseph Borst is asking Seneca County and state transportation officials to remove an automated license plate reader camera near the community’s Four Corners intersection. He says the equipment was installed … more: Ovid supervisor seeks removal of license plate reader camera

Auburn will terminate its contract with Flock Safety and shut down the city's automatic license plate reader system after months of debate over privacy, oversight and how the technology was originally acquired. … more: Auburn ends Flock camera contract, advances Schines Theater talks and changes police grant process (video)

Auburn appears headed toward ending its contract with Flock Safety after City Council members said Thursday they want to move away from the company’s automated license plate reader system and develop local … more: Auburn moves toward ending Flock contract as council weighs energy costs, budget overhaul

Auburn officials moved several major city projects forward Thursday while a lengthy public comment period and council discussion centered heavily on automated license plate readers, police accountability and privacy concerns. While the … more: Auburn council turns attention to surveillance, water treatment and major city projects

Auburn has put a one-year stop on new data center development, giving city officials time to decide where — or whether — the energy- and water-intensive facilities should fit into the community … more: Auburn freezes data center development for 12 months as city rewrites land-use rules

Auburn will keep police officers assigned to city schools for another five years while expanding coverage at the junior high school under an agreement approved Thursday. The City Council also accepted $193,301 … more: Auburn renews school police contract, accepts $193K violence prevention grant

Protesters covered several surveillance cameras with black plastic bags in downtown Ithaca, according to The Ithaca Voice, demanding faster removal of technology local officials already voted to eliminate. Members of the group … more: Activists bag Flock cameras during protest in Ithaca

Clicking between police data pages suddenly gets you blocked — even during normal browsing — according to 14850.com, raising doubts about a “transparency” tool tied to Flock Safety. The site shows how … more: Flock portal limits access as agencies quit

Ithaca leaders voted to end the city’s contract with license plate reader company Flock Safety during a Common Council meeting March 4. Council members approved the move citing concerns about privacy, civil … more: Behind Ithaca’s decision to end Flock contract

Protesters packed Ithaca City Hall this month, urging leaders to scrap Flock license plate readers over privacy and ICE fears, according to the Ithaca Times. Activists argue the cameras track residents’ movements, … more: Debate grows over Flock cameras in Ithaca

A 92-year-old Cortland man was found safe after Flock Safety cameras flagged his car in North Lansing, according to the Ithaca Journal. Deputies intercepted him at a gas station after an alert … more: Flock cameras find missing man, stir privacy fears

A growing group of Ithaca residents is voicing concern about the quiet installation and use of Flock Safety surveillance technology by the Ithaca Police Department and Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office — raising … more: Community members raise alarm over Flock surveillance tech in Ithaca and Tompkins County