SEATTLE — Seattle Public Safety Committee Chair Bob Kettle said Monday he wants to “set the record straight” on what he called misconceptions about Seattle police technology used for crime prevention, including automated license plate readers, public-space surveillance cameras, and the city’s Real-Time Crime Center.
In a statement released ahead of Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee meeting, Kettle said he understands concerns raised by community members, particularly amid reports about federal immigration authorities accessing license plate reader systems that use Flock Safety.
“I want to be clear on this first point: Seattle does not contract with Flock Safety, the vendor at the center of many reports of unauthorized access by federal immigration,” Kettle said…