Following a lengthy East Lansing Info investigation that found police departments tap into East Lansing’s Flock data thousands of times weekly, conversations have continued at city meetings about privacy in an era of advancing police technology.
Flock Safety creates cameras known as automated license plate readers that take a photo of every passing car, recording the date, time and information about the vehicle, like the make, model, license plate number and even unique features like dents and bumper stickers. The information is stored in a database that the camera owners and those granted permission can search through. Flock, and other companies that create license plate reader cameras, have drawn bipartisan backlash, largely due to privacy concerns…