Emails Reveal Why a Town Put Bags over Its Flock Cameras
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- Verona, Wisconsin tried for weeks to get Flock to remove three automated license plate cameras after the city council voted to stop using them.
- Flock refused to remove the cameras and told city employees not to do so, leading the city to cover the cameras with black plastic trash bags until Flock eventually removed them.
- Emails obtained via public records request show the difficulties cities face when deFlocking, including legal uncertainty about disabling or removing the cameras themselves.
- The mayor stated that Flock did not remove the cameras despite multiple requests, and the city covered them to stop surveillance, believing the cameras were still operational.
- A Flock spokesperson claimed the discrepancy was due to Verona not renewing the contract rather than mid-term cancellation, but city officials wanted the cameras removed immediately.