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Misuse & Abuse — The National Record Index
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Flock Would Rather Jail Cops Than Turn Off the Cameras
Flock credits its AI-powered "Audit Assistance" tool for a wave of officer arrests — press releases included. Exposing abuse after the fact isn't a fix; it's…
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He Spent Over 80 Days in Jail After Florida Cops Arrested Him on Faulty Facial Recognition
GDELT: Facial Recognition
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3 Fayetteville Police Officers Fired for Misusing the Flock Camera System
GDELT: Flock Camera
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Police Keep Losing Their Jobs For Using Flock Cameras To Stalk People
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DeKalb County deputy fired, arrested for allegedly misusing license plate readers
GDELT: license plate reader
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DeKalb deputy fired, charged with misusing Flock cameras
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DeKalb deputy arrested for misuse of Flock tech
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DeKalb County deputy arrested, fired after investigation into misuse of license plate camera system
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DeKalb deputy accused of misusing Flock camera arrested
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Milwaukee officer accused of license plate camera misuse receives signature bond
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Milwaukee police Flock misuse, detective accused appears in court
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Flock Safety had a car journalist stalked, wrongly accused, and detained
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3 more Georgia police officers fired over alleged Flock camera misuse
3 more Georgia police officers fired over alleged Flock camera misuse AJC.com
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AI audit tool flags suspicious police searches as Flock misuse cases mount in Georgia
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More Ga. officers fired, accused of misusing Flock camera system
GDELT: Flock camera
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Three Fayetteville officers fired over alleged Flock camera misuse
GDELT: Flock camera
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How Flock’s license plate surveillance works — and how it can be abused
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More metro Atlanta officers fired after searching personal contacts in Flock license plate system
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3 more metro Atlanta police officers fired, accused of misusing Flock cameras
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3 Fayetteville officers fired for misusing license plate system
3 Fayetteville officers fired for misusing license plate system FOX 5 Atlanta
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3 more metro Atlanta police officers fired for misusing Flock cameras
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Three Fayetteville Police Department officers fired for misusing Flock license plate search system
Three Fayetteville Police Department officers fired for misusing Flock license plate search system 11Alive.com
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3 Fayetteville police officers fired, accused of misusing Flock camera system
The department said it found that the officers had conducted searches outside their scope of work.
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Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office lieutenant admits to improper use of Flock cameras per docs
A Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office lieutenant admits to improper use of Flock cameras per docs.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - Three police officers in a metro Atlanta city have been fired after they were accused of misusing the department's license plate readers. The Fayetteville Police Department said flags were raised during an internal audit of the department's
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Tracking the Flock: A Running Record of Reported License Plate Camera Misuse
Tracking the Flock: A Running Record of Reported License Plate Camera Misuse Yahoo
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A Milwaukee Cop Used Surveillance Cameras to Track His Partner 179 Times. He Got Probation.
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Milwaukee Flock camera misuse prompts woman to seek review of her case
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How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race, according…
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Flock camera feature catches alleged police misuse of license plate readers in South Carolina
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Racine law enforcement investigated for license plate reader misuse
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Two Greer police officers fired over misuse of license plate reader system
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Two SC officers fired for misusing Flock surveillance cameras, police say
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Police Officers Fired After Alleged Misuse of Controversial Surveillance Tool
Police Officers Fired After Alleged Misuse of Controversial Surveillance Tool Newsweek
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Bluffton Police defends Flock cameras amid misuse concerns and public backlash
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Another police officer has been charged for abusing Flock surveillance technology
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South Carolina police officers fired for Flock camera misuse
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Two Officers fired after alleged misuse of Flock Cameras
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Flock search misuse: Former Milwaukee police officer gets probation
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Flock search misuse, former Milwaukee police officer to be sentenced
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Police department in South Carolina fires 2 officers for misuse of Flock cameras
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2 South Carolina police officers fired for misusing Flock cameras, city officials say
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10+ officers arrested for misusing surveillance cameras. What tools are watching the watchers?
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Two Upstate officers fired after improper use of license plate readers
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Two Upstate police officers fired over alleged misuse of Flock cameras
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Two Upstate police officers fired over misuse of Flock cameras
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Flock Safety feature helped confirm Upstate police officers’ misuse, spokesperson says
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2 Greer officers fired for misuse of license plate readers, city says
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Greene Co . deputy sheriff arrested for improper use of license plate reader
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Flock cameras in Houston area face privacy concerns after Pasadena officer accused of misuse
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Two Racine police officers under investigation for alleged Flock camera misuse; DA also reviewing RCSO case
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More Like Stalking Than Security: The Quiet Threat of License Plate Cameras
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Father finds stalker’s tracker on daughter’s license plate
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Pasadena police sergeant resigns while under internal investigation; council member cites alleged misuse of Flock camera
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Another Ga. deputy fired, charged with misusing license plate readers
GDELT: license plate reader
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Florida police officer used mass surveillance network to stalk romantic interest
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Georgia Flock audit exposes officer misuse
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2 MPD officers charged with misusing Flock cameras; Chief Norman says he stands by surveillance system
GDELT: Flock camera
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Georgia Flock cameras spark widespread misuse fears
Georgia Flock cameras spark widespread misuse fears FOX 5 Atlanta
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Cops Caught Using Plate Readers to Stalk Exes
Officers misusing ALPR networks to track ex-partners and romantic interests is a documented, recurring problem — here's how it happens and why.
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