Beth Farnham opposes publicly funded Flock cameras
Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 13th District
“I balk at the idea that the government would pay for them”
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Farnham's own campaign newsletter distinguishes government-funded Flock deployment from privately purchased cameras.
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In a campaign newsletter, Farnham described seeing a privately owned Flock camera in a store parking lot and then examined the difference between private and government use.
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Farnham said she supports privately purchased cameras on business property but objects to public financing and access, and she endorsed Rep. Thomas Massie's federal grant restriction.
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Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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Farnham rejects public deployment under current conditions but does not call for a ban on every camera.
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