Flock Cameras Spark Debate over Privacy, Public Safety in Central Ohio

The use of Flock license plate reader cameras is drawing renewed debate across central Ohio as supporters call the technology a valuable law enforcement tool while critics raise concerns about privacy and government surveillance.

The cameras have become increasingly common over the past five years, but questions about whether federal immigration authorities could use the technology to track immigrants have intensified scrutiny.

The debate has played out in communities across the region, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio calling for the systems to be eliminated.

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