The Brief
- Plant City residents confronted officials during a city commission meeting over the expanding use of Flock Safety license plate readers.
- Plant City police say Flock cameras have contributed to 101 positive outcomes so far this year, including 11 arrests and three recovered stolen vehicles.
- Community members raised concerns over data retention policies, artificial intelligence usage, and overall government surveillance.
PLANT CITY, Fla. – A presentation about Plant City’s Flock camera system turned tense Monday night as residents challenged a Flock Safety representative over the use of license plate-reading technology in their community.
Plant City surveillance debate
What we know:
Plant City Police Chief Richard Mills and Flock Safety public affairs representative Jalen Johnson held a presentation about how the cameras work, how police access the data and what safeguards are in place.
But some residents said they remained concerned about surveillance and the technology’s growing presence in the city.
Flock cameras installed
The backstory:…