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Nathan Wilk/KLCCJunction City is weighing a 90-day trial of Flock license plate cameras, sparking civil liberty concerns after Eugene and Springfield recently cut ties with the company. -
Rebecca Hansen-White/KLCCFollowing a debate over license plate readers, the Eugene City Council is moving to develop a citywide policy to regulate surveillance technology.
Oregon On The Record host Michael Dunne dicusses the Flock Safety cameras, the new digital license plate cameras in Eugene and Springfield that police use for law enforcement, but also are alleged to be spying on motorists. We speak with KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White who has reported extensively on this issue and Ky Fireside from Eyes Off Eugene, an organization opposed to the cameras.
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Albany City Council voted 4 to 2 Wednesday to end its use of AI-powered Flock license plate recognition cameras.
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The legislation empowers Oregonians to sue technology vendors who violate the law’s privacy protections -
The bill comes after cities across Oregon, including Eugene and Springfield, contracted with private companies that operate networks of cameras that photograph vehicles and store the images in a searchable database. -
Oregon lawmakers are advancing legislation that would set ground rules for automatic license plate reader technology. -
The Florence City Council voted Monday to continue their contract with private automatic license plate company Flock Safety. -
Bend Police Department says it will look for a new vendor ‘that can provide similar technology.’ -
Florence City Council will consider later this month whether to continue using automatic license plate cameras from private company Flock Safety. -
The city of Florence will hold a townhall style meeting Monday about whether to continue using private company Flock’s automatic license plate reader cameras. -
The City of Eugene said Friday that it’s physically removed most of its AI-powered Flock license plate cameras.
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Oregon lawmakers will likely consider restrictions on Automatic License Plate Reader next year as more law enforcement agencies explore the technology.
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The Lane County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it has followed Eugene and Springfield’s lead and canceled its contract with automatic license plate camera company Flock Safety.
