Mountain View, Calif. — At the Tuesday, Feb. 24, meeting, the Mountain View City Council voted unanimously to terminate the City of Mountain View’s contract with Flock Safety as the vendor for the City’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) pilot program.

“We are ending Mountain View’s use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras,” said Mayor Emily Ann Ramos. “Public safety must be grounded in community trust, and after hearing significant feedback from residents, the Council determined that this program does not best reflect our community’s priorities. We are grateful to those who took the time to share their perspectives.”

The stationary Flock Safety cameras will be removed as soon as possible.

The City’s 30 ALPR cameras have been turned off since Feb. 2. That’s when Police Chief Mike Canfield shut down the cameras after a Mountain View Police Department-initiated audit discovered that Mountain View’s data had been accessed by federal and state law enforcement agencies in violation of the City’s approved policies.

For more details, view the Council meeting and Council Report.

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