The $2M AI surveillance contract Austin keeps trying to pass - here's how to stop it
Open with LBRY💬 CHAT SERVER WHERE WE DISCUSS ALL THIS
https://tinyurl.com/byebyeaicamera
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📍 AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING - FEBRUARY 5, 2026
▶ Meeting info & speaker registration
https://www.austintexas.gov/department/city-council/council/council_meeting_info_center.htm
▶ Draft agenda, LiveView cameras is Item 3
https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=466453
https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=466452
⚠️ HOW TO TESTIFY
→ Register online by noon Wednesday February 4
→ Or register in person at City Hall kiosks until 45 min before meeting
→ If 2+ people register on Item 3, it gets pulled from consent for full discussion
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❌ LIVEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES FAILURES
Colorado terminated $8M LVT contract for poor performance (Oct 2025)
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/10/16/colorado-cdot-traffic-cameras-highways/
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🚨 COPS CAUGHT STALKING WITH THESE SYSTEMS
Georgia police chief arrested (Nov 2025)
https://lookout.co/georgia-police-chief-arrested-for-using-flock-cameras-for-stalking-and-harassment-searched-capitola-data-earlier-this-year/story
Wisconsin cop tracked ex-girlfriend (Jan 2026)
https://fox11online.com/news/crime/menasha-police-officer-accused-of-using-license-plate-recognition-system-to-track-his-ex-girlfriend-cristian-morales-misconduct-in-office-flock-domestic-abuse-restraining-order-cash-bond
Georgia sheriff employee - 205 searches on one person (Dec 2025)
https://web.archive.org/web/20260113194842/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/former-georgia-sheriffs-office-employee-accused-stalking-people-using-department-flock-account/PDEZNDNDTBH5NNPGPZ7D7KPZKQ/
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📚 RESOURCES
Track ALPR cameras near you
https://alpr.watch/
Flock Safety info
https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Flock_license_plate_readers
Common questions & rebuttals
https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Common_Questions,_Arguments,_%26_Responses_when_discussing_Flock_Surveillance
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🎬 RELATED VIDEOS
Council Member Mike Siegel on why he opposes these cameras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXMu7NicMyo
Previous Austin protest (Sept 2025)
https://youtu.be/eexhQgr89jA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MiLiQ6olkI