Chatham County Debates License Plate Reader Privacy

0:00It's April 20th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Durham News Today, Local News powered by AI. Privacy buzz is blowing up in Chatham County, North Carolina over flocked safety's automatic license plate readers. These cameras hit Pittsburgh streets this year, scanning plates to help cops, but folks worry about data getting misused. Town leaders tackled it head on during an April 13th meeting, slapping limits on the tech-like bands on polling data for reproductive care, or Aston. Immigration cases. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh's police chief says their nine cameras already solved nearly 40 incidents. Residents like Jan Berger are straight up asking who accesses that info and why. The chief pushes back, calling the camera's simple tools for crime scenes, not people trackers, since they can't always count on home or business. Footage. Flock safety out of Atlanta stresses privacy from the jump. Their system grabs public vehicle stills, auto deletes data after 30 days unless held, longer, and hands full control

1:01to local agencies with opt-in sharing and filters for touchy topics. County leaders want a clearer picture of the tech and contract details. No decisions dropped yet, but they're eyeing a closed session tonight at 6 p.m. to hash it out further, keeping the debate rolling.