Friday, April 10, The Flat Hat interviewed Williamsburg Police Department Chief Sean Dunn regarding the City of Williamsburg’s usage of FlockOS Safety technology. Dunn addressed student concerns regarding data privacy and security.
Flock is an artificial intelligence-powered automatic license plate reader camera system that has been implemented across the City and the College of William and Mary. Thursday, March 26, students voted overwhelmingly to ask the College to cancel its Flock contract. Thursday, April 9, students attended a Williamsburg City Council meeting to voice concerns about the technology.
Dunn began by explaining how the Williamsburg Police Department first utilized Flock Safety technology through a trial period in 2021…