Louisiana State Rep. Danny McCormick, a Republican representing Caddo parish, announces plans to introduce legislation to ban flock cameras, raising concerns about privacy and individual liberty.
“I don’t think public safety should come at the expense of liberty,” McCormick told WDSU.
Flock cameras, which track vehicle movements, have been a topic of debate. The company recently stated it will implement new safety measures, including requiring all customers to use an audit tool to flag abnormal search behavior.
Flock cameras are in use across southeast Louisiana, including Kenner.
Flock Safety makes surveillance camera systems that record and analyze everything that passes them. The company sells its services as a crime-fighting tool, and some law enforcement agencies that have contracts with Flock use the cameras’ automated license plate readers to track or reconstruct movements of vehicles in criminal investigations.
READ MORE:Concerns over flock cameras could trigger a statewide ban, if this state lawmaker’s bill passes
