Dorsey supports renewing San Francisco's Flock contract

San Francisco supervisor

“too important”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)We asked candidates if San Francisco should keep Flock surveillanceCandidate responses under support, opposition, and no position

Source and context

Interview

We asked candidates if San Francisco should keep Flock surveillance (opens in a new tab)Candidate responses under support, opposition, and no position

About this source

The San Francisco Standard asked local candidates whether the city should renew its Flock contract and recorded their differing answers.

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Before the quotation

The San Francisco Standard asked candidates about the city's Flock renewal.

After the quotation

Dorsey said he would reconsider if problems with the contract emerged.

How this statement is classified

Defended or excused

Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.

Why this label?

He directly supports continued operation of the local network.

Recorded on
Published here
A close view of a green Flock Safety automated license-plate reader mounted beside a street.
Credit: Bruxton

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