[vrganj]

It's one thing if a democratically legitimized government entity is in control, like with ULEZ.

It's another thing entirely if a private oligarch owns the cameras.

Flock and ULEZ are not the same.

[Symbiote]

Also ULEZ is working, with reduced hospital admissions, reduced pollution levels, and no decrease in economic activity.

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-...

[arjie]

ULEZ cameras are also run by private contractors: Capita and Yunex. Is the entire objection centered around the distinction between owning vs. operating? i.e. if each city owned their network and used it (as ULEZ cameras are - in addition to their primary reason) for policing and used contractors to operate it then the objections would disappear? I see, I didn't realize this was a question of structuring of the purchase orders.