Syracuse, N.Y. ― Two Syracuse common councilors are looking to shut down the city’s more than two dozen license plate readers.

Common Councilor Jimmy Monto told Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard that he does not trust the data-sharing “track record” of Flock Safety, the company contracted for the cameras.

The city signed the $250,000 contract for the 26 license plate reading cameras in October 2023, despite pushback from critics . The critics were concerned police – or others – could use the data to track people improperly and the network would focus on neighborhoods where people of color live.

Monto said Friday that the city needs to be very cautious about using technology to track people when that data can be abused.

Monto and Common Councilor Corey Williams sent a letter to the c

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