NBC5 Dallas: Homeowners Upset After HOA Installs License Plate Readers

By Samantha Chatman

March 19, 2019

NBC 5 Dallas:  Homeowners Upset After HOA Installs License Plate ReadersBrian Davidson has lived in the Bedford Stonecourt HOA for 17 years.”It’s a very comfortable and safe neighborhood and we have almost no crime,” he said.Davidson thought last month’s HOA board meeting would be business as usual.But during that meeting, he and his neighbors were informed that license plate readers would be installed.”Our HOA has installed big brother into the front yard,” he said. “They’re telling us these are normal cameras. These aren’t just normal cameras.”The HOA hired the tech company Flock to provide these cameras.The cameras read license plates when someone enters or exits the community, and that information is then stored in a database.Board members with access can search by time of day, license plate, vehicle type or vehicle color.”They need to take these cameras out,” said Davidson. “It’s a violation of our privacy.”He said he’s among several residents who take extreme issue with the license plate readers.  Read more:
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