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Dunwoody defers vote on city’s Flock contract By DYANA BAGBY dyana@appenmedia.com
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council agreed to delay for a second time voting on a controversial Flock Safety contract for the Police Department March 23. The vote is now set for April 13. Last month, the council postponed the vote on the Flock 911 system contract after raising questions about privacy and security of the data collected by the company’s AI-driven surveillance technology. The delay will allow the city’s legal team time to finish negotiating a “master service agreement” with Flock to address concerns about data security. A master service agreement is the contract that outlines the scope of the relationship between Dunwoody and Flock, including terms and conditions for current and future activities and responsibilities, said Jill Dunn, an attorney with Atlanta-based Freeman Mathis & Gary and outside counsel for the City of Dunwoody. About 20 people packed City Hall to speak in opposition to the Flock contract at the council’s March 23 meeting. Speaking during public comment, they said Flock, an Atlanta-based company used by hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies across the country, is creating a national mass surveillance system. The private company is building a mass surveillance network by collecting video footage and other information from public areas, they said. And, the $7.5 billion company is making its money from tax dollars from cities like Dunwoody that pay for its automated license plate readers, drones, gunshot detectors and other surveillance technology. Benn Jordan, a popular YouTube creator who has investigated Flock in depth, told the council he was able to take control of some of the company’s ALPR cameras.
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