EUGENE, Ore. — With camera surveillance under scrutiny in this city, Oregon Community Credit Union (OCCU) has decided to deactivate its Flock cameras and cancel their contract.
This comes in response to numerous complaints from the community over the cameras’ use, according to NBC16.
Flock camera is an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) camera system, manufactured by the company Flock Safety, that captures images of vehicles and their license plates to help law enforcement and private communities solve and deter crime. These cameras use machine learning to capture detailed information, according to the company.
A lawsuit was recently filed by the ACLU against the City of Eugene over the use of the cameras by the police department.
Cameras Being Disabled
In a statement, Oregon Community Cu said it has “decided to discontinue use of license plate reader cameras at all our facilities. We are in the process of disabling the cameras and removing the equipment.
Our intent with using these cameras was solely to help prevent crimes like robbery and fraud and to keep our members and employees safe.
“We take that responsibility very seriously, but we also understand that this technology has raised a lot of questions and concerns,” the statement continued.
