Community groups call on San Diego to shut down flock license plate reader system

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX5/KUSI) — A coalition of more than 60 community groups, labor leaders and two San Diego City Councilmembers rallied downtown Thursday, demanding the city shut down its Flock automated license plate reader system after a major data breach and months of concern over transparency.

At Civic Center Plaza, a packed crowd held signs, chanted and called on city leaders to end the program, which stores and shares vehicle location data across law enforcement agencies.

Coalition members say the technology has failed to protect the public and instead is exposing sensitive information…

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