The City of Murfreesboro has implemented a network of Flock Safety automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that continuously monitor and log the movements of every vehicle passing their sensors. While presented as a public safety tool, this system creates a permanent, searchable record of the daily lives of innocent residents, visitors, and families without their explicit consent.

Our group, Flock Block Murfreesboro, identifies the following critical failures in the current implementation:

-Lack of Public Consent and Transparency: These surveillance tools were deployed without a public vote or transparent cost-benefit analysis. Murfreesboro residents have not been properly informed about the total number of cameras, their locations, or the full extent of the data being shared.

-Mass Surveillance of Law-Abiding Citizens: Unlike traditional policing that targets specific suspects, Flock cameras record everyone—including children being dropped off at school or residents going to church—creating a "constant state of surveillance" that can chill personal freedom.

-Data Security and Privacy Risks: Entrusting a private, for-profit corporation with a county-wide movement log creates a central point of failure for data breaches or unwarranted access by outside agencies.

-Unlimited Data Sharing: The system is designed to share Murfreesboro residents' data with other police departments and federal agencies without local oversight. In other cities, this feature has been used for purposes beyond local law enforcement, potentially violating city policies.

-Internal Misuse: Public records from other municipalities have shown that without strict logs and frequent audits, surveillance data can be abused by individual officers for personal reasons, such as tracking domestic partners or monitoring political activists.

-A "Permission-Based" Society: The system’s ability to create "virtual perimeters" (geofencing) allows for the automated identification of vehicles traveling outside of authorized zones or during the next national lockdown. 

Note to signees: Please indicate if you are a Murfreesboro resident. Local signatures carry the most weight when we take this to City Hall