PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Woodburn has paused usage of Flock Safety cameras, the latest in a chain reaction of cities ditching the license-plate-detecting technology.
This comes as Flock faces legal scrutiny over fears that the company is assisting federal immigration enforcement with the information. Multiple groups around the country have been taking legal action over the issue, including in Oregon.
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Last month, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon sued the City of Eugene, claiming that its previous decision to hide the location of the license-plate readers “erodes public trust.” Officials have since revealed the locations, after they had already paused the use of the technology in response to public feedback. The City of Springfield has also suspended its use of the Flock cameras.
Seth May is with the group Eyes Off Eugene, which is one of the plaintiffs, alongside the ACLU of Oregon, in the lawsuit against Eugene…