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Grand Rapids annual ArtPrize is known for its public voting system allowing individuals to judge works of art. But now, leaders are defending how voter data is collected in this year’s competition

There are no plans to end the use of Flock automatic license plate readers in Wyoming. At a meeting this week nobody but the Public Safety Department told city council they support the surveillance technology

The Kent County Sheriff’s Office and the Grand Rapids Police Department have launched Flock camera transparency portals

A group of Grand Rapids pro-immigrant activists are taking matters into their own hands by drafting an ordinance targeting ICE and police surveillance, and they’ll be presenting it to the city commission later this month.

Privacy advocates are planning to attend this morning’s Michigan Capitol Commission meeting to protest a plan that would see Flock cameras installed in Capitol Square.But those plans are not moving forward.

Privacy concerns by some area residents have led to the city of Grand Rapids creating new oversight rules for the police department’s license plate reader system

Grand Rapids police say Flock license plate surveillance cameras help catch criminals and find missing people, but some residents say the cameras don’t make them feel safer, they make them feel watched

The Sheriff is pushing back about the use of Flock license plate reader cameras after residents worry over mass surveillance, warrantless tracking, police misuse, and data ownership