Mmastodon WorldImmigration first seen 17 h ago, last 2 h ago, peak #1
Chicago-area college asked Flock to remove cameras; company refused
Original: A # Chicago -area # college told # Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused. https:// chicago.suntimes.com/educa
Elgin Community College, in the Chicago area, asked surveillance company Flock to remove its cameras from campus, seeking to protect immigrant students, but the company refused to take them down. The standoff has drawn attention to tensions between campus safety policies, immigrant communities, and private surveillance networks operating on college property.
Why now: Concerns over immigration enforcement and surveillance of students have made campus privacy disputes newly contentious.
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- A # Chicago -area # college told # Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused. https:// chicago.suntimes.com/education /2026/10/09/to-protect-immigrant-students-a-chicago-area-college-told-flock-to-remove-its-cameras-the-company-refused # education # university # ElginCC… · thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org · 2
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