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Eugene Police Department in Oregon finally agreed to cancel their Flock contract. I am sure they will try to sneak in some other freedom eroding technology, but for now, getting rid of Flock is a huge win for not just Eugene, but Oregon as a whole. #fuckflock
#privacy #massSurveilance #alpr #fuckice #bigbrother #eugeneoregon #oregon #flock
Eugene Police Department in Oregon finally agreed to cancel their Flock contract. I am sure they will try to sneak in some other freedom eroding technology, but for now, getting rid of Flock is a huge win for not just Eugene, but Oregon as a whole. #fuckflock
#privacy #massSurveilance #alpr #fuckice #bigbrother #eugeneoregon #oregon #flock
And, a Washington court recently ruled that data from Flock cameras are public records. As the article I started with this thread notes, "Police and city officials hope to exempt their reader data from disclosure under state public records law as part of Trudeau’s planned legislation."
Pump the Brakes: Regulating License Plate Readers -- a webinar from ACLU of Washington next Wednesday (December 10), 5:30-6:30 pm Pacific Standard time (UTC -8)
"In this webinar, we'll discuss how ALPRs work, why the lack of regulation threatens our civil rights and enables federal overreach, and how you can take action to fight back.
https://www.aclu-wa.org/event/pump-the-brakes-regulating-license-plate-readers/
Washington lawmakers want to regulate license plate readers
"Washington’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is leading the charge to regulate the license plate readers here. The issue has taken on new urgency during the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportations, said Tee Sannon, the organization’s technology policy program director.
A report last month out of the University of Washington found several local police departments authorized U.S. Border Patrol to use their license plate reader databases. And in other cases, Border Patrol had backdoor access without express permission. In some instances, police conducted searches on behalf of the federal agency."
Here's the report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights:
Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Washington Data to Immigration Enforcement
https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/2025/10/21/leaving-the-door-wide-open/
Washington lawmakers want to regulate license plate readers
"Washington’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is leading the charge to regulate the license plate readers here. The issue has taken on new urgency during the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportations, said Tee Sannon, the organization’s technology policy program director.
A report last month out of the University of Washington found several local police departments authorized U.S. Border Patrol to use their license plate reader databases. And in other cases, Border Patrol had backdoor access without express permission. In some instances, police conducted searches on behalf of the federal agency."
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