Blackburn backs Flock camera use with a privacy limit
U.S. senator from Tennessee and Republican candidate for governor
“Yes, I do.”
Source and context
Reporting
About this source
Full reprint of Steven Hale's Nashville Banner reporting under Creative Commons. It gives Blackburn's direct questionnaire answer and her later distinction between reading a plate and continuous surveillance.
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The Nashville Banner asked Blackburn whether she supported license-plate readers, Flock cameras and other automated surveillance.
After the quotation
At a later public event, she said a plate reader differs from 24-hour surveillance.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Her direct answer supports Flock camera use, while her later remarks distinguish it from continuous surveillance.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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