ALPRs & Flock Cameras
Harini supports the use of ALPRs with regulatory oversight but strongly does not support Flock Safety Inc infrastructure.
Harini understands that the use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) can help law enforcement act quickly to threats, thus aiding in crime reduction.
However, currently there are no statewide standards for how these cameras will be regulated, what data they collect, standards for auditing trails, who owns the data, how it is used in machine learning, and when it will be deleted. Towns are left to figure this out on their own, leading to a patchwork effect which can lead to massive failures and security breaches due to the weakest link.
Further, many ALPR companies are owned by private equity firms, which can then package and sell data collected by these cameras to any third party bidder, including but not limited to DHS/ICE.
She will work on Beacon Hill to institute statewide standards for these cameras so they can be used without impinging on the privacy and 4th amendment rights of citizens.
Harini's Positions
What I'll Do
- Support the use of ALPRs with regulatory oversight to aid the police in curbing crime
- Support the deletion of data recorded within 30–60 days
- Strongly oppose Flock Safety Inc infrastructure, which are known to be hackable and owned by private equity firms (Andreessen Horowitz) with deep ties to the current administration
- Urge every town and city in Massachusetts to end their association with Flock Safety
- Work on Beacon Hill to institute statewide standards so ALPRs can be used without impinging on the privacy and 4th amendment rights of citizens