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Tewksbury Terminates Contract with Flock Safety Over ALPR Camera Use

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Tewksbury Police announced the termination of its relationship with Flock Safety on Friday afternoon, following concerns and pushback from residents. The decision followed several months of conversations with community members and a review of the automated license plate reader system. Tewksbury was operating 20 of Flock’s ALPR cameras when the contract was entered into in 2023.

From lowellsun.com

Why it matters

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The town stated that the technology lacked the community support needed to continue its use, despite its value in investigating serious crimes. Tewksbury decided to halt the use of the system until the Massachusetts Legislature or the courts establish clearer guardrails.

Tewksbury utilizes Flock Safety's ALPR camera systems for law enforcement.

From lowellsun.com

Who's involved

  • TewksburyTown government that uses the ALPR camera system for law enforcement.
  • Flock SafetySurveillance technology company whose systems were used by Tewksbury.

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  • Flock SafetySpeculative

    Flock Safety could face direct revenue loss due to the contract termination with Tewksbury.

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