Amid growing public scrutiny of automated license plate readers and citywide protests decrying privacy concerns prompted by surveillance technologies, the City of Reno announced this month it would end its contract with Flock cameras.
Instead of discontinuing the use of the technology, the Reno City Council voted 5-2 to expand its existing contract Axon Enterprise to include ALPRs and other artificial intelligence tools.
“Announcing the end of Flock just to switch to another intrusive tech surveillance company is an insult to our community,” Democratic Assemblymember Selena La Rue Hatch said in a statement. “Our constituents have been loud and clear that they do not want the government spying on them, end of story.”…