El Paso is enforcing new restrictions on automated license plate readers after directing Flock Safety cameras to be removed from city property in September.
The move gives residents in the Texas border city a stronger voice in how much vehicle-tracking technology their government can use in everyday life.
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Before the vote, council members had already ordered the removal of Flock cameras on city property or otherwise controlled by the city within 60 days, according to Texas Scorecard.
They then unanimously approved a resolution, listed on the meeting agenda, that bars the city manager from “entering into, executing, renewing, or extending any contract, agreement, or other arrangement” involving Flock Safety or other automated license plate reader vendors…