Green seeks statewide rules for Flock-style cameras

Memphis City Council member and Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor

“But public safety cannot become a blank check for mass surveillance.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Jerri Green, What the Flock are we doing?Paragraphs beginning 'But public safety' and 'Tennessee needs clear statewide rules'

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Jerri Green, What the Flock are we doing? (opens in a new tab)Paragraphs beginning 'But public safety' and 'Tennessee needs clear statewide rules'

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Green's essay calls for statewide limits on retention, access, audits, and sharing of automated license-plate data.

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Before the quotation

Green wrote about the expansion of Flock cameras in Tennessee and said she supports police tools for solving violent crime.

After the quotation

She proposed binding rules for retention, search access, audits, misuse, and sharing between agencies.

How this statement is classified

Mixed or conditional

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

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

Why this label?

Green permits law-enforcement use under enforceable limits while criticizing mass collection without them.

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A close view of a green Flock Safety automated license-plate reader mounted beside a street.
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