Tell the Providence City Council Committee: Ban ALPRs in PVD!

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We need your voice to urge the Providence City Council Special Committee to PASS a ban on City-owned automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras!

Our privacy concerns: ALPRs like Flock Safety cameras can capture much more information than just license plates, and the police department can opt into sharing that data with federal agencies and other police departments across the country, creating a vast network of surveillance technology.

For example, Flock Safety camera data from local police nationwide has been used to track protesters, stalk romantic partners, assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with arrests, and even used in Texas to find a woman suspected of having an abortion. While Providence has some safeguards that prevents the data being shared with ICE, a ban is the only logical step in preventing abuses.

Regardless of what the police say their intentions are in using the system, there are no state laws protecting our privacy rights, our data, or government transparency in the usage of Flock Safety cameras. Taking ALPRs down is the best way to protect our privacy.

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We need your voice to urge the Providence City Council Special Committee to PASS a ban on City-owned automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras!

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Subject Please pass the ALPR ban!

I urge you to pass ordinance 54939 to ban automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras owned by the City of Providence.

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Tell the Providence City Council Committee: Ban ALPRs in PVD!

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