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Rebecca Hansen-White/KLCCThe 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. -
Nathan Wilk/KLCCOregon lawmakers are advancing legislation that would set ground rules for automatic license plate reader 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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The Florence City Council voted Monday to continue their contract with private automatic license plate company Flock Safety.
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Courtesy of the City of Florence
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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. -
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. -
Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner confirmed Tuesday that a Flock camera was turned on after the city ordered them to be shut down in October. -
Some Flock cameras in Eugene may have been online several weeks after the city ordered them to be turned off.
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Both cities made the announcement in press releases issued Friday evening.
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Community members in Eugene and Springfield have raised concerns for months about privacy, and potential federal abuse of the data Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras collect. -
Oregon lawmakers had a chance to hear from Eugene-area activists and law enforcement about automatic license plate reader technology Monday. The cameras, and the company Flock Safety's presence in Eugene, were the topic of an Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. -
Lane County is the latest local government to sign a contract with AI-license plate reader company Flock Safety.
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