ABC7: Mountain View suspends license plate readers; agencies accessed flock camera data without consent
"MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- The city of Mountain View is shutting down their license plate reader system, for now.
City officials say an audit discovered that for several months in 2024 - multiple federal agencies accessed data from a Flock license plate reader...."
@ai6yr I hadn't realized how prevalent Flock readers were in my area, just one county north of Mountain View. At least they're being reconsidered. Seems I need to write to my city council and the county board of supervisors regarding getting these removed or at least turned off.
@ai6yr Also the EFF has filed suit against the City of San Jose as well over the cameras
https://transparency.flocksafety.com/san-jose-ca-pd
https://sanjosespotlight.com/lawsuit-alleges-san-jose-license-plate-readers-violate-privacy-rights/
@ai6yr City of Los Altos Hills already has and East Palo Alto is reviewing theirs
In addition the whole County Of Santa Clara is looking at evaluating stop the use of them as well.
You should be at every council meeting both city and county to DEMAND the removal of these cameras
