DENVER ( KDVR ) — On May 5, the Denver City Council failed to approve a contract extension with Flock, a tech surveillance company that has been contracted to provide over 100 license plate readers around the county.
The city first contracted with Flock in March 2023, with the original agreement lasting through the end of this February. The amendment would have extended the contract by another two years for $666,000. The original contract cost the city $339,450, but the cost wasn’t the main reason why council members voted no.
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Instead, the members cited privacy concerns, questioning who has access to the data as Denver continues to remain in the crosshairs of the Trump Administration for so-called “sanctuary laws.” Members worried that federal agencies would gain access to data and information that would be detrimental to immigrant communities.
The Denver District Attorney’s Office told FOX31 it would work with stakeholders to address potential privacy concerns, while the Denver Mayor’s Office said it had asked for the contract to be voted down, but said the city plans to continue its “pilot of the Flock software.”…