The recurring theme in Flock and ALPR news isn't hackers or foreign adversaries — it's the people running the systems and the people trying to stop them. Two Ohio officers are out for alleged misuse, a New York man is charged with literally ripping cameras out of the ground, and lawyers see a litigation wave coming for exactly this kind of abuse.
- When Police Surveillance Becomes Personal: Officers Use License Plate Readers to Stalk Partners and Exes Know Your Rights Camp
This is the story every Flock defender doesn't want you to read: the tech works exactly as designed, which is the problem.
- Reynoldsburg officers leave department after alleged Flock camera misuse WSYX
'Alleged misuse' is doing a lot of work here — the public deserves to know what these officers actually did with the cameras.
- 2 Reynoldsburg police officers resign; chief says flock camera misuse won't be tolerated myfox28columbus.com
Resignation isn't accountability; it's an exit ramp that avoids public disclosure of what happened.
- Miguel Perez, of Shirley, charged with stealing automated license plate readers from intersection Newsday
Vandalism isn't the answer, but it's a sign of how little trust communities have left in unaccountable surveillance networks.
- Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Technology: A Potential New Wave of Privacy Litigation The National Law Review
Lawyers see it coming because the pattern is obvious: mass data collection plus zero guardrails equals lawsuits.
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