

Requesting Flock Safety Cameras and Datacenter Prevention as Braintree Town Council Agenda
The Issue
Flock Safety cameras (ALPR's or A.I. License Plate Readers) have been a growing concern for their risks of data privacy, sharing, and leaks. Their audio devices also have growing concerns about its collection of audio beyond its intended use. Datacenters store the collection of data using A.I., including all data collected from camera and audio devices. Datacenters also use huge amounts of freshwater, and PFAS (a forever chemical) to cool its servers. It is known to disrupt local water sources and environments.
Re-evaluating the pros and cons of the Flock Safety contract placed in Braintree, as well as proposing an indefinite ban on any development related to datacenters, will help protect the towns' safety, security, and environment.
Sources:
Utah Physicians for Healthy Environment. “The connection between PFAS and Data Centers”,
https://www.uphe.org/2025/10/21/the-connection-between-pfas-and-data-centers/
Environmental Protection Agency. “PFAS Explained | US EPA” https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained
Fox WFLX 29. “Flock Safety exposed live police camera feeds in internet data breach, company
says”
https://www.wflx.com/2026/01/09/flock-safety-exposed-live-police-camera-feeds-internet-data-breach-company-says/
NBC News. “Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are
pushing back.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/flock-police-cameras-scan-billions-month-spar
king-protests-rcna230037.
48 Hills. "Flock’s panopticon: sight, sound, and search" https://48hills.org/2026/06/flocks-panopticon-sight-sound-and-search/
BBC News. "'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o?mcid=6D8655EA3C3A4BC58B0E20BE9B40FCA8

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The Issue
Flock Safety cameras (ALPR's or A.I. License Plate Readers) have been a growing concern for their risks of data privacy, sharing, and leaks. Their audio devices also have growing concerns about its collection of audio beyond its intended use. Datacenters store the collection of data using A.I., including all data collected from camera and audio devices. Datacenters also use huge amounts of freshwater, and PFAS (a forever chemical) to cool its servers. It is known to disrupt local water sources and environments.
Re-evaluating the pros and cons of the Flock Safety contract placed in Braintree, as well as proposing an indefinite ban on any development related to datacenters, will help protect the towns' safety, security, and environment.
Sources:
Utah Physicians for Healthy Environment. “The connection between PFAS and Data Centers”,
https://www.uphe.org/2025/10/21/the-connection-between-pfas-and-data-centers/
Environmental Protection Agency. “PFAS Explained | US EPA” https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained
Fox WFLX 29. “Flock Safety exposed live police camera feeds in internet data breach, company
says”
https://www.wflx.com/2026/01/09/flock-safety-exposed-live-police-camera-feeds-internet-data-breach-company-says/
NBC News. “Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are
pushing back.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/flock-police-cameras-scan-billions-month-spar
king-protests-rcna230037.
48 Hills. "Flock’s panopticon: sight, sound, and search" https://48hills.org/2026/06/flocks-panopticon-sight-sound-and-search/
BBC News. "'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o?mcid=6D8655EA3C3A4BC58B0E20BE9B40FCA8

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Petition created on July 7, 2026