Peinder says Huntsville does not need Flock and she is very anti-Flock
Liliana PeinderCandidate for Huntsville City Council, District 3
Liliana Peinder said Huntsville does not need the Flock system, called it an invasion of privacy that goes against the Fourth Amendment, and said she is very anti-Flock.
“And yes, I hear, you know, that it’s a tool, but we also have a lot of other tools that we use in investigation. And an example of that is the drones that the Police Department uses. And so I don’t think that we need the system. We already have people in place. And to me, it is an invasion of privacy and, you know, it goes against our Fourth Amendment. So my stance on that is I’m very anti-Flock.”
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Where this statement fits
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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Interview
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256 Today asked both Huntsville City Council District 3 runoff candidates the same five questions before the Sept. 22, 2026 runoff.
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Before the Sept. 22, 2026 District 3 runoff, 256 Today asked Peinder and incumbent Jennie Robinson what the city should do with its Flock camera system. Peinder first said many residents were dissatisfied and that she did not remember the community being educated on the system, let alone agreeing to be surveilled.
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Peinder said that while the contract remains in place she would push the council to release audit logs, and that when the contract comes up in January she would vote against it.
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The reference point is whether networked license-plate cameras such as Flock should exist and be used. Peinder says the city does not need the system, calls it an invasion of privacy and describes herself as very anti-Flock, and she said she would vote against the contract in January. That is opposition to the system itself, so Condemned fits.
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