Keith Faber supports keeping Flock cameras and criminalizing misuse
Keith FaberOhio state auditor and Republican attorney general nominee
Faber argued that Ohio police should retain Flock cameras for legitimate investigations while the state makes misuse of the database a felony. His proposal targets unauthorized searches rather than the camera network itself.
“Flock cameras can help Ohio police recover stolen cars, find missing kids, and catch violent criminals”
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Networked automated license-plate readers record passing vehicles and let agencies search or share travel records across locations. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to prohibit these networks, keep them with legal limits, or defend their use for investigations. This tracker records attributable positions on that choice, including proposals that would affect only public funding or data access.
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Ohio Capital Journal directly quotes Faber's campaign release and Kulewicz's statement about whether Flock cameras should remain available and how data collection should be limited.
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Faber responded to reports of police misuse of Flock data during Ohio's attorney general campaign.
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He proposed a felony penalty for misuse, modeled on restrictions for Ohio's existing law-enforcement database.
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Why this label?
He defends continued law-enforcement use of the technology under stronger penalties for abuse.
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