While some citizens and half of the City Council said they lacked trust that the vendor of the technology would adequately safeguard data collected by the pole-mounted cameras, the town’s mayor cast a deciding vote to keep the technology in place.
Tag: Flock Safety and automated license-plate reader technology
Early in 2025, the Eugene and Springfield police departments contracted with Flock Safety, a company that makes automated license-plate reader cameras. After several tumultuous months of citizen opposition and debate, the cameras came down in both cities. Here is an archive of our coverage:

