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Lakeville residents urge council to rescind Flock camera contract over privacy, cybersecurity worries<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/citizenportal.ai\/articles\/7254273\/Lakeville-City\/Dakota-County\/Minnesota\/Lakeville-residents-urge-council-to-rescind-Flock-camera-contract-over-privacy-cybersecurity-worries<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-06 22:53:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. Several Lakeville residents used the public\u2011comment period at the Jan. 5 Lakeville City Council meeting to urge the council to end the city\u2019s contract with Flock automated license\u2011plate\u2011reader cameras, citing privacy, legal and cybersecurity concerns.Alicia Schulp, who gave her address to the record, framed the issue as a civil\u2011liberties one: \u201cThis is not about politics. This is about whether we accept a system that allows a government to track people’s medical choices, their movements, and their lives without consent or suspicion of wrongdoing,\u201d she said, and asked the council to \u201cterminate the Flock camera contract, reject mass surveillance, [and] protect the privacy, dignity, and the freedom of the people you represent.\u201dJacob Borealis said he will submit a white paper identifying more than 40 known security issues with Flock cameras and raised specific cybersecurity concerns, telling the council that some cameras have been found \u201cstreaming directly to the Internet with no encryption, no security requirements\u201d and that \u201canyone can watch this footage.\u201d He asked whether Lakeville\u2019s IT director had reviewed security and whether a cybersecurity audit had been done prior to approving the cameras. Borealis cited lawsuits and state\u2011level action in other cities as evidence of broader legal risk.Dane Schneeman, who said he has worked in aerospace and defense, urged the council to consider reports that Flock systems have been used to search on behalf of federal immigration authorities. Describing a personal account of an enforcement action nearby, he said, \u201cWe don’t need automatic camera readers in our town. Our neighbors don’t need them. They’re dangerous.\u201dCouncil did not take formal action during the meeting; the mayor closed public comment and encouraged speakers to provide contact information so staff could follow up. Speakers requested a legal review of data\u2011sharing practices, an audit of cybersecurity controls, and formal reconsideration of the city’s approval of the camera system.Why it matters: automated license\u2011plate readers collect location data across residents, visitors and vehicles; speakers argued that without strict limits or audits such systems can be repurposed beyond vehicle\u2011theft prevention. The council did not announce immediate next steps on the contract at the Jan. 5 meeting.
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