"The City Council agreed to renew a contract with Flock to maintain a network of nearly 300 automated license plate readers installed on posts and utility poles all over Oakland. The council also approved the installation of 40 Flock Condor cameras, which can provide livestream footage to OPD."
"Many cited privacy concerns, while others pointed to how Flock's cameras have been used to monitor protests, locate undocumented immigrants for deportation, and investigate people seeking reproductive healthcare."
"Vandalism and destruction of Flock cameras is happening in other cities, which some media outlets have referred to as a 'revolt' against the company's surveillance technology."
Flock Safety's surveillance cameras, recently installed in Oakland, have sparked significant community backlash due to privacy concerns. The City Council renewed a contract for nearly 300 automated license plate readers and approved 40 Flock Condor cameras for live footage. Residents have expressed fears about the cameras' use in monitoring protests and targeting undocumented immigrants. In response, some individuals have vandalized the cameras, including painting over them, indicating a growing resistance to surveillance technology in the community.
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