Summary
Auburn residents pushed back on Flock license-plate cameras, and the pressure appears to have worked—officials are now facing calls to remove the cameras from town. If you care about street surveillance and privacy, this is a direct test of how much say residents have over local tech.
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Impact analysis
Removing the cameras could save Auburn ongoing Flock contract costs, but it may also mean paying for deinstallation and losing a paid investigative tool.
Privacy-minded residents and civil-liberties advocates get the win they pushed for—fewer cameras watching public streets.
Auburn police and investigators lose a tool they use to track vehicles in cases, which could make some investigations slower.
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