Dunwoody passes twice-delayed Flock safety contract Dunwoody approves delayed Flock Safety contract after negotiating on security risks, privacy concerns and employee access to private cameras.

The Dunwoody City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a one-year, $15,000 contract for Flock Safety’s 911 emergency dispatch assistance software. The city had previously delayed the contract over privacy, security and legal concerns with the company.

DeFlock Emory Coalition demands university remove Flock license-plate cameras The DeFlock Emory Coalition said it has identified 10 Flock cameras on Emory property.

DeFlock Emory Coalition demands university remove Flock license-plate cameras

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While some of Dunwoody officials' concerns have been addressed by the new master services agreement, others will need to be addressed by changes in policies and procedures, said Ken Bernard, Dunwoody's city attorney.

Bernard said he anticipates those policies taking 30 to 60 days to complete.

Deutsch said that Flock sales team employees were using Dunwoody's system to promote their products to a potential new customer.

"Flock will no longer use Dunwoody for demonstration projects," Deutsch said.

Why Are Flock Employees Watching Our Children? Flock sales employees are logging onto Dunwoody's Flock Network to spy on us and our children in children's' gymnastics centers, fitness studios, libraries, playgrounds, and private pools.

During discussion on the contract, Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch addressed the recent information publicized by Dunwoody resident Jason Hunyar showing two Flock employees accessing gymnastics room, fitness room and pool cameras at the Marcus Jewish Community Center using Dunwoody logins.

There will be a second 30-minute public comment period at the end of the meeting.

Eight of 10 public commenters who spoke at the start of the meeting voiced strong opposition to the city's use of Flock technology.

Former Dunwoody Mayor Denny Shortal spoke in favor of the company during the public comment period.

Dunwoody Flock Safety contract delayed a second time Dunwoody City Council delayed a Flock Safety 911 system contract amid privacy, security and legal concerns ahead of a planned April vote.

The city council also approved a new master service agreement with the company. The document will supersede any other contracts currently in place between the city and company and is intended to address some of the concerns raised.

For more on those concerns, see our previous story.

The Dunwoody City Council voted unanimously to approve a one-year, $15,000 contract with Flock Safety after having deferred the contract twice in as many months over privacy, security and legal concerns.

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In the days following Hunyar's post about Flock employees accessing MJCC cameras, Georgia attorney general and gubernatorial candidate, Chris Carr posted on LinkedIn in support of one of the two named employees.

Two Flock employees, using Dunwoody logins, pulled up live-view cameras on the private Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta's network (MJCC).

Those cameras included a pool, gym, gymnastics room and fitness studios.

Why Are Flock Employees Watching Our Children? Flock sales employees are logging onto Dunwoody's Flock Network to spy on us and our children in children's' gymnastics centers, fitness studios, libraries, playgrounds, and private pools.

Last week, Dunwoody resident Jason Hunyar discovered that Flock employees had been granted log-ins to the Dunwoody Police Department's with "owner level" access.

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Dunwoody Flock Safety contract delayed a second time Dunwoody City Council delayed a Flock Safety 911 system contract amid privacy, security and legal concerns ahead of a planned April vote.

The Dunwoody City Council is scheduled to vote on a $15,000 Flock Safety contract Monday evening. The council has deferred the contract twice in as many months over legal, privacy and security concerns with the company more broadly.

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Dunwoody Flock Safety contract delayed a second time Dunwoody City Council delayed a Flock Safety 911 system contract amid privacy, security and legal concerns ahead of a planned April vote.

A seemingly routine $15,000 contract has become a prolonged fight in Dunwoody, as the city council, for the second time in as many months, unanimously voted to defer a deal for Flock Safety’s 911 response system due to ongoing privacy, security and legal concerns.

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