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District 1 - CouncilmemberTyron Hlampton, District 3 - Councilmember Justin Jones, District 5-Vice Mayor Jess Rivas, Mayor Victor M. Gordo MessageDear Councilors Hampton, Jones, and Rivas, members of the Public Safety Committee, and Mayor Gordo,
My name is Wendy Go and I am a resident at
I am writing regarding agenda Item 3 of the Public Safety Committee Meeting on Wednesday, April 1 5th, concerning Flock Safety cameras.
I strongly oppose having Flock Safety cameras in Pasadena. Despite the Pasadena Police Department's (PPD) internal audit and conclusions that Flock cameras have not been accessed by out-of- state agencies, there is a significant riskthat outside agencies will still 1 access our data. Other California police departments using Flock could access Pasadena's data and volunteer it to federal agencies.
Additionally, PP D's user agreement with Flock may contain a clause allowing Flock to share data with federal and local agencies for "investigative purposes" even if Pasadena disallows that sharing.
Moreover, Flock cameras have been found to have at least 47 security vulnerabilities that can even lead to live feeds being accessible by anyone with rudimentary hacking skills. In other cities they have led to wrongful convictions, and even been used to surveil lawful protests.
Multiple Southern California cities, including our neighbor, South Pasadena, have moved to cancel their contracts with Flock. We should do the same and take further steps to pursue a vision of true community safety.
This type of surveillance has no place in our city. I am urging the Public Safety Committee and eventually the City Council to:
Compel PPD to make their user agreement with Flock Safety public.
The community and neutral, third-party investigators need to seriously assess to what degree Pasadena residents' data has been available to federal agencies;
Disable and take down Flock cameras currently operating in Pasadena, protecting residents;
And commit to not renewing the Flock contract come September, instead using the funds to invest in alternative community safety programs rather than surveillance and force-based policing.
I urge you to consider what actually keeps our community safe, and what kind of city we want to collectively build.
Sincerely,
Wendy Go
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