Bozeman, Mont. — AI-poweredFlock camerasare drawing attention in Montana as communities weigh public safety benefits against privacy concerns.
These cameras can do more than capture a passing vehicle. They canidentifya car’s make, model,color,and license plate number. Flock cameras are designed to track license plates,mainly tohelp law enforcement investigations and support public safety. The data collected by the cameras isdeletedafter30 days.
The number of cameras varies from city to city in Montana. In and around Billings, there are 24 Flock cameras, the highest total mentioned in the state according todeflock.org.
Bozeman police saythat even though these cameras canassistin law enforcement investigations, the department doesnot have plans to use the technology. The department also toldNonStopLocal itcan sympathize withconcerns in the community about privacy rights.
Captain Benjamin King with the Bozeman Police Department saysheunderstandswhy peoplemay beskeptical about the technology and what it does.
“Not only am I a law enforcement officer, butI'ma citizen as well.So, I completely understand, I wouldn't want any of my information you know, being somewhere where it shouldn't be.So, I totally understand those concerns. We obviously take as a law enforcement agency, as a Bozeman law enforcement agency, take privacy very, very seriously,” said Benjamin King.
People who want to learn more about howFlockcameras work can visitflocksafety.com
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