Wilmington, Delaware, to decomission Flock cameras amid growing debate over mass surveillance system
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As the debate over Flock cameras grows across the country, some officials in the Philadelphia region are taking action.
The debate over flock cameras grows across the nation.
Some officials in our area are starting to take action.
Wilmington City Council says it's decommissioning
for flock safety automatic license plate readers.
Wilmington will still use those license plate readers
from other vendors for public safety.
New Jersey State Senator Michael Testa
announced plans last week to introduce legislation
establishing guardrails on flock cameras.
Police say they've been a game changer for solving crime,
but critics call it a mass surveillance system.
Newsweek reports officers in at least a dozen states
have faced allegations of misuse,
including a North Carolina police officer
accused of using it to track her boyfriend's ex-wife.