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WinSouth Kingstown, Rhode Island

SK Town Council votes to end Flock deal, take down cameras

Published by
The Independent
Author
Allison Shinskey
Date
Location
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Status
Win

South Kingstown's Town Council voted unanimously to terminate its Flock contract and take the cameras down, roughly a year into using them. About six cameras had been approved. Councilwoman Deb Bergner put the trade plainly: "if we can protect a hundred people versus solve one crime, I'd rather do that at this point." The decision followed resident pressure, questions put directly to Flock representatives, and a letter from the ACLU of Rhode Island arguing the privacy safeguards were insufficient.

From the reporting

  • The vote was unanimous, covering both ending the contract and removing the hardware.
  • Roughly six cameras had been approved under the agreement.
  • Bergner cited reading that people can access the data and do things the town would not want, referring to reporting on misuse elsewhere.
  • Published the same day as the state police expansion. Rhode Island grew and shrank on 30 July, which is why both are on this desk.

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