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Thank you, Nicole. Just days after the
city council voted to turn off the
cameras, a YouTuber found a data breach
that exposed some city's camera feeds
online.
None of the data or video footage was
encrypted. There was no username or
password required. These were all
completely public facing for the world
to see, and some of them still are.
Whether you wanted to watch this footage
live in real time or look at footage
from a month ago, you could just point
andclick your way to it like you [music]
were watching Netflix. This adds fuel to
the arguments of opponents of the
cameras that eventually prompted
Flagstaff to end its contract with Flock
in mid December.
All those in favor?
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Any oppose?
All right. Thank you.
Mayor Becky Daget was supportive of
police using the technology in the past,
but changed her mind. While I believe
that these cameras are a useful law
enforcement tool and the victims of
crime deserve every tool possible, I
think we need to cancel the contract at
this time.
There is no evidence that the Flagstaff
police misuse the cameras. But according
to the contract Flagstaff shares with
Tempee, nothing prevents the federal
government from getting data directly
from Flock. Council member Austin Alen
expressed concern over potential federal
overreach. Could the federal government
resort to non-judicial or administrative
tactics to bully us and manipulate us?
Absolutely.
Political pressure, for example, or
withholding funds or threats of other
types. I would have answered this
question very differently a year ago,
and I suppose I did, but our nation has
already been through too much in 2025
for anyone to be naive enough to answer
that question. Not only does the
contract not protect Flagstaff from ICE,
but it also protects Flock safety from
lawsuits. Council member Anthony Garcia
seconded the motion, citing overwhelming
public opposition to Flock. So far, for
every community member that has voiced
their vote to keep flock system in
place, I have heard at least 10
community members that shared a
contrarian view against renewing the
contract with the overarching mantra
that has been reverberated from this
constituency base in no uncertain terms,
get the flock out of Flagstaff.
The city's cameras are now offline, but
that doesn't mean they will be gone
forever. The new technology privacy
civilian task force will be advising the
city council on what may come next. In
the meantime, local cameras operated by
Cookanino County, NAU, and Home Depot
will remain active. Back to you,