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Asheville Ends Flock Safety Contract | Durham News
Asheville City Council just voted 5-2 to scrap its contract with Flock Safety, the maker of controversial license plate reader cameras, amid heated public debate over privacy and surveillance. While the city had 11 of these cameras — separate from other county systems — the move signals a growing trend across North Carolina as towns question how much data they should collect. Critics worry about Fourth Amendment rights, while others see it as a step toward accountability — even as questions linger about replacing one system with another, like Axon’s vehicle-mounted readers. The resolution…
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