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Cities Canceling Flock Safety Contracts Find It Harder Than Expected
Original: While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can b
Cities across the United States are moving to end their surveillance contracts with Flock Safety, the license-plate reader company, but many are finding cancellation difficult in practice. Plymouth, Minnesota's city council voted in September to terminate its contract, yet Flock failed to respond to the city's request to end the agreement, illustrating how exiting these deals can be complicated.
Why now: Growing public concern over automated license-plate surveillance is prompting cities to cut ties with Flock, and the obstacles they encounter are drawing attention.
Flock SafetyPlymouth, Minnesota
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- While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can be in some instances. Plymouth, Minnesota's city council voted to terminate its contract with Flock in September, but failed to respond to the city's request.… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 11
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