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The Town of Hillsborough has cancelled a contract with the company Flock Safety for 10 license plate reader cameras around the community, it said in a release Tuesday. The announcement comes after the town’s Board of Commissioners held a closed session Monday night to discuss “data privacy concerns” related to the cameras. Earlier in the year, the town had entered into a two-year contract worth approximately $81,500 (accounting for installation and maintenance costs) with Flock Safety for cameras which take still images of a vehicle’s “distinguishing features,” including the license plate. The Hillsborough Police Department said it aimed to use the cameras for investigations related to missing persons and other cases. Installation of the cameras around town began earlier in October, with five having been completed by the time the Board met Monday night. The five installed cameras will now be removed following the cancellation of the contract Tuesday. The town said that upon a “closer...

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