Flock backlash is spreading across Metro Detroit, with even more communities canceling and reconsidering the license-plate reader system.
Why it matters: Across the region, communities are questioning whether adequate safeguards exist to prevent abuse of the technology.
State of play: Eastpointe City Council voted 4-1 last week to terminate the suburb’s Flock contract amid investigations into suspicious searches by two police employees.
- Both were ultimately found to have improperly used the system.
What they’re saying: Eastpointe can’t adequately control how other law enforcement agencies use information shared through Flock’s network, Mayor Michael Klinefelt told WDIV…