WSKG: What role do Flock-type cameras, AI-powered license plate readers and automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) play in public safety in Chemung County and what is the overlap, if any, with citizen privacy rights? Do you support the county’s current use of Flock-type cameras, AI-powered license plate readers and ALPRs and any expansion of such devices in the future?
A: The Elmira Police Department has Flock cameras, but the Chemung County Sheriff’s Department does not. As I understand it, they have a couple of pole cameras, used on a temporary basis for critical incidents. If the sheriff’s department were to consider Flock-type cameras, I would have issues and questions.
How long of an agreement would we have with the company?
Do the companies that provide the cameras own the data?
How do we ensure the data is not being exported to outside agencies or groups?
How can this data be misused? What safeguards can be put in place to ensure our right to privacy and the right to not be stalked?
How reliable is this technology for identifying people for arrest?
Do the law enforcement agencies have the training to double-check the information to make sure the technology has not identified the wrong person.
There might be a value for law enforcement, but the heavy reliance on AI leaves it open to being misused, abusing our rights and leading to unsupported prosecutions. Is there a way to use a less-smart technology that would be useful to the police while protecting our rights?
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