Drivers in Denver may soon have their Fourth Amendment rights restored.
Earlier this month, the Denver City Council voted unanimously to reject a $666,000 contract with Flock Safety to extend the city’s automated license plate reader program. After citizens raised privacy concerns about the city’s use of this surveillance system, Mayor Mike Johnston urged the council to reject the new contract and instead create a task force to study and address the issues. It’s good news that the city is taking these anxieties seriously, but the only true way to restore Denverites’ constitutional rights is to scrap the Flock program altogether.
During the debate May 5 over the contract, at-large Councilwoman Sarah Parady said: “Personally, what I’ve learned in doing that diligence has really given me pause. This is a form of mass surveillance technology.” She’s right…