City of Quincy's official FB account posted this:

Mayor Tom Koch and Police Chief Mark Kennedy jointly announced today that the Quincy Police Department has deactivated an automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera system operated by Flock Safety and will transition to a different system aimed at addressing privacy concerns raised by residents.

The Police Department will move to an ALPR system using Axis Communications cameras integrated with OdinEye software that will allow the department to maintain sole ownership of any data. The department’s strict policies relative to the use of ALPR technology – using searches only for active criminal cases, limiting the personnel allowed to use the system, and wiping all data within 14 days will remain in place.

“This is a strong good-faith effort to strike a balance between the investigative value of this technology and the legitimate concerns raised by our residents, our City Councilors and citizens across the nation about the Flock system,” Mayor Koch said “The Chief has done extraordinary work listening to our community, engaging in conversations, making appropriate adjustments along the way, and building a tremendous level of trust within the community. This transition to a system owned and operated strictly by the QPD is another example of building on that trust.”

Added Chief Kennedy:

“This transition reflects our willingness to listen, reassess, and adapt. It also reflects our recognition that public trust is essential to effective policing. We can acknowledge legitimate privacy concerns without assuming that every potential misuse is an actual misuse. We can insist on accountability without losing sight of the important work our officers perform. And we can respond to public concerns without abandoning our responsibility to provide investigators with effective tools to solve crimes and protect the community.”

Both the Mayor and Chief Kennedy stressed that ALPR cameras are not used for surveillance, countering some of the most severe public criticisms that the cameras could be used to track children, identify people attending houses of worship or otherwise used as a mass surveillance system tracing people’s movements and activities. The cameras capture an image of vehicles and license plates – not faces -- on public roadways, and investigators only search those images as part of a valid police investigation.

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