The Cambridge City Council has suspended its use of Flock Safety cameras amid growing concerns that the company may be sharing data with the federal government.

The decision comes just months after the council approved the cameras in February as a tool to help police solve crimes. Flock's system uses automatic license plate readers to identify vehicles linked to criminal investigations.

Concerns over contract with company

But Vice Mayor Marc McGovern said new information about the company's data sharing practices has raised red flags.

"We sort of thought we had a solid contract with Flock, that we would be able to protect the information," said McGovern. "We've come to learn that it's not quite as solid as maybe we had thought it was."

McGovern said he is troubled by reports suggestin

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