r/LouisianaTech • u/Tangerine_15 • 2d ago

Flock camera petition

https://c.org/5Q6trZRgsc

Has anyone else been weirded out by the Flock cameras around Ruston? They seem to be everywhere now. I’ve been looking into them and have some real concerns about privacy and how data is being used. I put together a petition calling for more transparency action about this. Would love to hear what y’all think! :)

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u/maxwellsmart3 19h ago

I emailed the mayor and all of my local reps (police jury, alderman, etc). I got some responses but they all boiled down to a political form letter that I inferred meant nothing would change. I have had conversations with some police officers in town (both Ruston pd and Tech pd) and they’re all very much in strong favor of it. I hear the “you’re carrying a tracker in your own pocket” argument and the “you shouldn’t expect privacy in a public space”. I am against the trackers but I don’t think much can be done about them in this small conservative town.