Knox County, Tennessee, could vote on August 31 to force the Knox County Sheriff’s Office to remove its roughly 140 Flock surveillance cameras already in use after commissioners raised pointed questions about whether the system was installed without proper public oversight.
The dispute fits into the larger national fight over who gets to decide when powerful monitoring tools are introduced into a community, and how taxpayer money is used to make that happen.
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Prompted by a plan to add a whopping 270 more cameras with state grant money, Knox County commissioners are weighing whether the sheriff’s office should instead dismantle its current Flock system, according to WVLT.
This vote could order the sheriff’s office to take down the roughly 140 cameras it already operates within 30 days…