ACLU of Oklahoma Responds to Oklahoma City Council's Vote to Renew Flock Contract

The following is attributable to Tamya Cox-Touré, executive director for the ACLU of Oklahoma:

“Everyone in America has the right to move freely without being surveilled, to associate where and with whom they choose, and to have their right to privacy protected. We applaud the council for hearing the concerns of many residents and including new guardrails to prevent inappropriate access and use; to limit nationwide sharing of data; and to reduce the retention period to 7 days. These are good first steps but still must be overseen. This technology is easily abused. We know the data has already been shared widely and can be accessed by other agencies, demanded by federal authorities, or disclosed to private actors under company policies. The safest way for cities to protect residents’ personal data is to never collect it. The ACLU of Oklahoma and partners will continue to push back against automatic license plate readers and the growing network of mass surveillance being enabled in our state.”