Flock Safety has reinstalled the automatic license-plate reader cameras that the City of Evanston ordered it to take down in August over privacy concerns. The north suburb responded to the cameras’ reappearance by covering them in plastic sheeting to make sure they’re not photographing license plates.

Tech company Flock Safety removed the cameras earlier in September after an audit by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office found that some federal agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, were able to access the cameras’ data, which shows who was driving where. The city became aware that the tech company reinstalled 15 to 18 cameras in former sites on Sept. 18. On the same day, the city’s legal department sent a cease and desist letter to Flock demanding the camera

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