Michigan Talks: Flock Cameras, Surveillance and Public Safety

In this live call-in portion of Michigan: We Need to Talk, Stephen Henderson continues the conversation on Flock cameras and automated license plate readers in Michigan.Police departments say the cameras help solve serious crimes, recover stolen vehicles and find missing people. Civil liberties advocates say they can also create a searchable record of where ordinary people drive, raising concerns about surveillance, privacy, data sharing and public oversight.Stephen is joined by Berrien County Sheriff Chuck Heit, who explains why law enforcement agencies use the technology, and State Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-Ypsilanti), sponsor of legislation that would create statewide safeguards for Flock cameras and similar systems.Together with callers, they ask: Do these cameras make communities safer, less free, or both? And what rules should Michigan have for technology that can track where cars move through public space?Call us anytime at 734-412-7155, or email us at [email protected] our online community at www.MIweneedtotalk.org