Just months after approving them, the Cambridge City Council voted unanimously Monday to pause the city’s use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, citing growing concerns over privacy and data sharing.

Flock Safety turned off the 16 cameras installed in the city on Tuesday, after the council unanimously voted to suspend their use.

The cameras were installed in September, following a 6-3 vote to approve the use of the technology in February.

The City Council revisited the issue after strong public feedback from residents, the ACLU, and the nonprofit Digital Fourth , which advocates for privacy and surveillance reform.

They raised concerns that the company shares license plate data in a national database accessible to law enforcement agencies nationwide.

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