Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins addressed community concerns about the city’s use of Flock Safety surveillance cameras during a live one-on-one discussion with ALXnow on Tuesday, providing clarification and further details on Wednesday that new Virginia laws prevent the technology from being misused by federal immigration enforcement.
The mayor’s clarification came in response to a resident’s question about whether the Alexandria Police Department should discontinue its contract with Flock Safety, an AI surveillance company that has faced scrutiny over potential misuse by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Under the new Virginia law governing the sharing of Flock data, law enforcement agencies in Virginia are prohibited from sharing this data with agencies outside the state, including federal law enforcement,” Gaskins said in follow-up comments provided Wednesday to ALXnow after the September 2 discussion…