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Freedom Rights & Ethical Enforcement of DuPage County
FREE DUPAGE
Protecting privacy.
Defending constitutional rights.
Holding surveillance accountable.
You are being WATCHED....
Mass surveillance has quietly arrived in DuPage County.It’s not just about retail theft, it’s about tracking everyone, everywhere, all the time.
MASS SURVEILLANCE
255+ Flock cameras in DuPage County are recording millions of vehicle movements every month on our busiest public roads.
DATA INSECURITY
Security flaws have exposed live and recorded camera feeds to hackers. Who is watching your family?
UNCHECKED SHARING
Your location data can be shared with hundreds of agencies, including out-of-state police and federal enforcement.
Did You Know?
84% of drivers stopped in Oak Park using this tech were Black, despite being only 19% of the population.
40% of alerts in neighboring towns were false alerts.
Millions of innocent residents are logged in a searchable database every single month.
"We cannot sacrifice our civil liberties for the illusion of safety.”
WHAT WE DEMAND
1. Transparency: Full public audit of all camera locations and data access logs.
2. Privacy: Immediate end to data sharing with federal and out-of-state agencies.
3. Accountability: Strict retention limits (delete data in 7 days, not 30+) and independent oversight.
4. Community Consent: No new surveillance contracts without a public vote.
What Is FREE DuPage?
FREE DuPage, a DuPage County resident group, opposes rapid mass, suspicionless surveillance, especially the use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras in Wheaton.Inspired by successful community efforts in Illinois, like Oak Park’s cancellation of its Flock contract due to racial disparities, errors, and privacy violations, FREE DuPage advocates for Freedom Rights & Ethical Enforcement.We believe:
✅ Public safety shouldn’t compromise constitutional rights
✅ Surveillance programs must have strict limits, transparency, and accountability
✅ Residents deserve full disclosure about data collection, storage, sharing, and use
Why This Matters
With mass surveillance technology, residents lose all visibility into how it’s used.
1. Privacy & the Fourth Amendment
ALPR systems create searchable records of where people go, when, and how often—without a warrant or individualized suspicion.Unlike traditional policing, this is automated, continuous, and indiscriminate surveillance of the general public.2. Chilling First Amendment Activity
ALPR data can reveal visits to:
Political protests or meetings
Religious institutions
Medical clinics
Advocacy organizationsWhen people know their movements are tracked, speech and association are chilled.3. Documented Misuse & Discrimination
Independent investigations have shown:
Racially biased searches and traffic stops in other Illinois communities
High error rates leading to innocent people being stopped
Use of ALPR data to monitor protesters and activists4. Security & Data Sharing Risks
Security researchers exposed misconfigured cameras accessible on the public internetIllinois officials found illegal sharing of ALPR data with federal agencies.
More than 460 agencies statewide were found to have access to Flock data
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We are building a coalition of concerned neighbors to demand change.
Join us.
FREE DuPage is a non‑partisan, community‑led advocacy group. We support public safety solutions that respect constitutional rights, privacy, and equal protection under the law.
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