As other cities rethink their contracts with surveillance technology manufacturer Flock Safety, privacy and civil rights experts are calling on the Syracuse Police Department to terminate its contract with the embattled company.
Flock Safety was found to have allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to create accounts with the company and scour driver data from the thousands of local law enforcement agencies that comprise Flock’s national network.
Privacy experts have long-contended that the vehicular movements which license plate readers collect can paint an intimate portrait of an individual’s life…