Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson has responded to public backlash over the city’s use of AI-powered license plate leaders.
The city installed the cameras earlier this year. They create a digital fingerprint of vehicles, and connect with a nationwide database owned and operated by the private company Flock Safety.
Critics of the technology have shared concerns that federal law enforcement could access the data that the cameras collect. In August, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden announced an agreement with nationwide Flock to limit access to Oregonians data—but some privacy advocates argue that’s not secure enough…