Denver (KDVR) – The Denver City Council voted unanimously on Monday night for not renewing its contract with Flock Technical Control Company, which just installed dozens of cameras reading the license board throughout the city last year.
The council cited several reasons for anxiety about the program, including uncertainty about those who have access to data.
These cameras entered early last year in nearly 70 intersections around Denver. Denver police told us that they had succeeded in helping to solve the crime, but the city felt that the successes did not exceed its concerns about those who have access to that data.
DPD says that since the cameras were installed last year, the cameras have contributed 275 arrests, 180 stolen vehicles and 29 firearms that were recovered. Council member Sarah Paradi says it is not enough to reduce her concerns about what she calls collective observation.
“Of course it works, this is not the point,” she said. “If we put a follower of every human being in Denver, we will dissolve every crime and we will get a lot of bad and unintended consequences for that.”
Mayor Mike Johnston’s office agrees that the program has achieved success, indicating a 40 % decrease in car theft.
However, it tells us that she asked the city council to vote on the renewal of the contract, which provides Fox31 with this statement:
“The mayor’s office and the Ministry of Safety asked the City Council to vote on the 25-0413 contract with the safety of the herd today. The Denver’s automatic license reader system was a decisive component of our strategy to confront to confront the stealing of cars at the city level, and we are early, early, early, we have seen early in the environment today, as there is something close to that early in the environment today. Society’s concerns surrounding this technology.
We appreciate reactions from many stakeholders, and we look forward to continuing talks with society to discuss public safety advantages and ensure that we are dealing with concerns related to privacy and security. With these important conversations continuing, we plan to continue our pilot from Flock.
Since Denver works to take advantage of the responsible technology to improve public safety in our society, we are planning to hold the business squad to address concerns and ensure that we use the best strategies to reduce crime. We look forward to a cooperative process with the city council and other stakeholders throughout the city. “
Denver mayor office
Council member Chris Hindes specifically mentioned the camera capabilities to track more than just licensing boards, but also cars and models, even damage, and fear among Denver migrants.
“I want to know more about the information that is shared, which can see this information, and how it is used and from protected from it at a time when many in our migrant societies are among many others, afraid,” said Hindes. “We must do what is better.”
Denver John Walsh County Lawyer Fox31 with this statement:
“Denver’s herd cameras have proven to be an effective tool for public safety and combating car theft. We look forward to working with the mayor’s office, the Ministry of Public Safety and the City Council to address any special and security problems related to its use, in order to enable the city to continue to use this valuable system.”
Lawyer of Denver John Walsh
Council member Serena Gonzalez Guterres says the event is not her case.
She said: “I am not interested in how to access these data, but outside law enforcement agencies outside law enforcement agencies as my colleague and other judicial states across the state and country, including federal agencies and incorrect access to these data, said.”
Parossi said the contract renewal would cost about $ 600,000. The city expects the cameras to remain prior as part of the experimental program during the end of the year.