Join Birmingham and metro area residents calling for transparency and accountability regarding Flock Safety surveillance cameras in our community. Whether you live in Birmingham or the surrounding metro area, your voice matters—these cameras track everyone who drives through our region.
Demands for Birmingham City Council
Immediate Actions
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Will the City of Birmingham and the Birmingham Police Department adopt a risk-based approach to protecting citizens' data by disabling nationwide, state, and local network sharing?
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Will Birmingham City institute an immediate moratorium on any expansion of the Flock Safety camera network?
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Will Birmingham City require mandatory deletion of all existing data collected by Flock Safety cameras?
Short-term Requirements
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Will Birmingham City require that audit logs maintain full transparency by including officer names, specific plates searched, vehicle fingerprints, and detailed search reasons? The recent reduction in audit detail undermines public accountability.
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Will Birmingham City ensure that all search attempts—including those not successfully processed—are captured in audit logs to provide a complete record of system usage?
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Will Birmingham City require that all Flock Safety terms and contracts remain exclusively in official City contract repositories rather than being managed online, consistent with transparency standards?
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Will Birmingham City negotiate contract terms ensuring that the City and its residents retain full ownership of all data collected, with provisions for deletion of previously collected data where appropriate?
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Will Birmingham City require contractual approval rights for any material platform upgrades, updates, or changes—particularly those expanding surveillance or analytics capabilities—rather than allowing Flock Safety sole discretion?
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Will Birmingham City prohibit the combination of Birmingham resident data with any private or third-party datasets in the contract terms?
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Will Birmingham City negotiate liability terms that adequately protect residents, including higher liability caps and removal of language that shifts all liability to the City?
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Will Birmingham City require Flock Safety to provide and maintain current CJIS Security Policy compliance documentation?
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Will Birmingham City require independent third-party security audits of the Flock Safety system as a contract condition?
Long-term Democratic Accountability
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Will Birmingham City hold public hearings to allow residents to voice whether they want ALPR surveillance in their communities?
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Will Birmingham City commit to a referendum or legally binding vote on the continuation of the Flock Safety contract?
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Will Birmingham City establish a civilian oversight board with actual veto power over surveillance technology decisions?
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Will Birmingham City agree to a sunset clause requiring removal of all Flock Safety cameras by a specified date?