Rick Combes supports police use of license-plate readers with a seven-day retention limit
Democratic candidate for North Carolina Senate District 8
“I support law enforcement having the tools they need to solve crimes”
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Combes answers a question about North Carolina's retention period for automated license-plate reader data and sets out proposed access controls.
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Port City Daily asked Combes whether North Carolina should reduce the retention period for Flock camera data from 90 days to seven days.
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Combes said he would introduce legislation to shorten retention, restrict access and require reporting on how the data is used.
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Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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Combes supports the investigative tool while seeking limits on how long data is kept and who may access it. He does not propose a ban.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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