Michael Nguyen is a San Francisco attorney and candidate for the city's District 8 Board of Supervisors seat.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: San Francisco supervisor candidate
Statement summary
Nguyen opposed San Francisco's continued use of Flock, saying the loss of civil liberties was not worth the claimed safety benefit.
“I don't think it's worth the trade-off of public safety to have this huge loss of civil liberties”
He rejects continued local operation of the network.
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
Statement dates: September 8, 2026
