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Columbia Heights City Council to decide on Flock camera removal

A security camera records a woman as she walks by.
A security camera records a woman as she walks by.
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The Columbia Heights City Council is deciding whether to continue keeping their Flock cameras, which read license plates. The 12 cameras used by the city's police department have drawn ire due to privacy concerns and data security.

MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Will Owen, communications director at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, a nonprofit that advocates for stronger privacy laws, about Flock cameras and their security concerns.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.