The gap between how police say Flock cameras are used and how they're actually used keeps showing up in the data, the complaints and the misconduct cases. From Dayton to San Jose, the pattern is the same: trust the system, then check the logs. Today's stories show communities doing exactly that, with mixed results.
- Police say Flock cameras not used for ‘traffic enforcement’: Here’s what the data says Dayton Daily News
If departments claim these cameras aren't for traffic enforcement, the data should back that up, not contradict it.
- Anderson residents push back on license plate reader privacy actionnewsnow.com
Anderson residents are right to ask questions before the cameras go up, not after the data's already flowing.
- Athens Community Weighs Safety Benefits, Privacy Concerns as Flock Camera Use Expands Grady Newsource
Athens is having the debate every city should have before expansion, not as an afterthought.
- San Jose police officer fired for allegedly sharing Flock camera data with suspect in domestic violence case, authorities say ABC7 Bay Area
One officer's alleged betrayal in a domestic violence case is exactly the abuse critics warned these systems enable.
- El Paso City Council poised to remove Flock cameras citywide El Paso Times
El Paso may become the latest city to decide the tradeoff isn't worth it; watch who follows.
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