Alameda County will decide whether to continue using its Flock Safety license plate readers. Law enforcement says the technology works, but some residents are concerned about privacy. The city of Richmond recently turned off its Flock Safety cameras over concerns that U.S. Immigration and Cust oms Enforcement was using the data to track undocumented immigrants. The city later turned the cameras back on after police said that was not happening. Richmond Mar 18 Richmond votes to extend Flock camera contract amid privacy concerns Richmond Mar 3 Rally over Flock cameras contract vote in Richmond Alameda County Feb 10 Alameda County considers extending Flock license plate camera program Similar concerns have been raised in Alameda County, where the Sheriff’s Office is seeking approval to extend its contract with Flock Safety through July at a cost of about $300,000. The Board of Supervisors has asked Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez to return Tuesday afternoon to address privacy concerns. Sanchez’s presentation was also posted online ahead of Tuesday’s meeting. In the three years since Alameda County began using the automated license plate readers, the sheriff said auto thefts have dropped nearly 57%. NBC Bay Area’s Bob Redell has the full report in the video above. ...read more read less