Moore County Commissioners to Hold Public Meeting on Flock Camera Privacy Concerns
Moore County commissioners are holding a special public meeting with the sheriff's office to discuss Flock cameras, which are automatic license plate readers. The meeting, scheduled for Monday at 4 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Moore County Senior Enrichment Center in West End, was planned weeks ago due to ongoing community concerns about privacy and potential misuse of the system. The Moore County Sheriff's Office is expected to present information on the cameras and address public questions. This comes less than a week after Moore County deputies reportedly used these cameras to track Demetrius Aggelis, a suspect in a triple homicide in Pinebluff. Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based company behind the cameras, states their devices are designed to assist in locating missing persons, identifying stolen vehicles, and tracking criminal suspects. However, critics are concerned about the breadth of data searches and the oversight of officer access, especially given past accusations of two North Carolina officers u...