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Our Take

Texas Scorecard packs a lot into this roundup, but the item that matters most to us is barely a minute long: a police officer reportedly resigning after misusing a Flock Safety camera system. No department press conference, no independent audit results, just a quiet exit before the story gets bigger. That's the pattern we keep seeing nationwide — these networks get sold to city councils as neutral tools for solving crime, then someone with access decides to use them for something else entirely, and the public finds out only when it's already over.

The problem isn't just one bad actor. It's that Flock's architecture hands enormous unsupervised power to whoever has login credentials, with audit trails that departments control and rarely release voluntarily. A resignation lets everyone move on without ever answering how long the misuse went on, what data was pulled, who it affected, or whether other officers knew. Credit to Texas Scorecard for flagging it, even briefly, in a news cycle dominated by funding fights and immigration politics — this stuff deserves more than a sixty-second mention.

If there's a Flock installation near you, you should know it's there and how it's being used. Check our map to see what's already deployed in your area, and if your city council hasn't asked hard questions about access logs and oversight, here's how to start pushing them to.