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The ACLU of Oregon and immigrants rights and privacy organizations urge all Oregon Cities and Counties with Flock contracts to do the right thing and turn off their cameras. Our governments should be certain that constituents are informed about privacy impacts and that government technology does not violate our state sanctuary law or the constitutional rights of Oregonians. Flock’s tech is designed in a way that poses too great a risk to everyone’s privacy and opens a digital backdoor for federal law enforcement to come to Oregon and target vulnerable residents of all backgrounds. The expansion of mass surveillance tactics by law enforcement raises serious questions about our state and federal constitutional rights to be free from unreasonable searches that invade our privacy and surveillance that collects such large volumes of data about us that it reveals intimate details about our personal lives. Mass surveillance also presents a dangerous threat to every Oregonian, especially at a time of extreme federal aggression towards immigrants, transgender people, Black people and other communities of color, and people exercising their First Amendment rights to fight for freedom, equality, and democracy. Join us in learning about this dangerous technology and taking action through this toolkit.