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- Wife of officer fired for Flock use blames her medical emergencies for his termination
- Georgia leaders react after officer fired for sharing Flock access with ICE agent husband
- Savannah mayor addresses Flock camera misuse, policy changes
- S. C. sheriff office employee terminated for Flock camera misuse
- Fired Ga. detective used Flock to find wife during emergencies, attorney claims
- Sheriff office employee fired after investigation into license plate reader misuse
- Fired Milton police detective wife defends him using Flock to track her
- Savannah mayor defends Flock cameras, despite police misuse
- UGA PD employee misused Flock safety searches 85 times
- Former Georgia police sergeant charged with misusing Flock license plate reader system
- Fired detective used Flock to find wife during medical emergencies, attorney claims
- Vidalia police investigation: Ex-sergeant charged with misusing Flock system
- Convicted NTX burglar argues Flock camera use violated constitutional rights
- Vidalia police officer arrested on Flock camera misuse charges
- A Fired Police Officer in Georgia Gave Her ICE Agent Husband Flock Access for Hundreds of Searches
- Police Officer Fired for Sharing Her Flock Safety Login With ICE Agent Husband
- ACLU Wisconsin Sues Over Warrantless Use of Flock cameras
2 outlets
Also: WPR
- ICE Agent Ran 983 Secret License Plate Searches on Mostly Hispanic Drivers Using Police Officer Wife Login
- A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband
Now, former Savannah police officer Amber Harpe was fired in August following a department investigation that found she had shared her Flock login information with her husband, Tyler Harpe, an ICE agent. SPD does not…
- Cop Fired for Letting Her ICE Agent Husband Use Her Flock Login
- Savannah leaders react to officer fired over Flock access
- Out-of-state police agency searched a university Flock camera network more than 183K times in 3 months
2 outlets
Also: FOX Carolina
- Tri-State police lieutenant charged with abusing Flock camera system resigns
- Police officer in Georgia fired for sharing Flock login with husband, who is an ICE agent
- Sharonville police lieutenant resigns after Flock misuse indictment
- Pretrial date set for KPD officer accused of misusing flock camera footage
- Flock CEO Claims They Would Possibly Terminate Police Contracts For Misuse Of Data - But Never Has
- Milton ‘Officer of the Year’ fired over use of Flock cameras, attorney says
- Police officer fired for sharing Flock login with husband, who works for ICE
4 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 2 outlets
Also: KPTV
- Ga. officer fired for sharing ALPR access with ICE officer husband, disciplinary docs allege
- Flock misuse, bus strike ends and the data center factor this election
- Flock CEO Says It Has Never Dropped A Police Customer For Misusing Its Cameras
- Another Richmond County deputy arrested for misusing license plate reader system
- No charges for three Cheektowaga police employees who misused Flock camera data
- Three Cheektowaga, N.Y. Police Employees Misused Flock Camera Data. No Charges Filed
- Misuse cases spur new questions over audit trails for Flock plate cameras in Oklahoma
- Flock CEO: We haven't 'fired' any police departments as customers
- Are Police in Your Community Laundering License Plate Data Through Federal Drug Programs Into a Secretive Central Database?
- Documents: Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system
164 votes, 9 comments on Lemmy
- As Federal Court Rules ALPRs are Mass Surveillance, EFF Gets Disappointing Ruling
In an extremely disappointing ruling , a California trial court dismissed SIREN v. San Jose , our case challenging the city of San Jose’s warrantless searches of its vast stores of automated license plate reader (ALPR)…
- Three Little Rock police officers relieved of duty after Flock camera system misuse
- Councilmember Whitburn calls for removal of Flock cameras after repeated support
- Following 404 Media Investigation, Senator Demands Info About White House's License Plate Surveillance Program
Sen. Ron Wyden is seeking a privacy review report about the HIDTA license plate program. In response to a 404 Media investigation, Sen. Ron Wyden is demanding more information about how a federal license plate reader…
- To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.
54 points, 9 comments on Hacker News · 751 votes, 64 comments on Lemmy · 3 outlets
Also: Open Campus, WBEZ
- WECT INVESTIGATES: After arrest, county commissioner raises questions about Flock policy, flagged records
- Metro Detroit police accused of using Flock cameras to help ICE make arrests
- LRPD investigating officer for 28 searches of same plate in Flock camera system misuse
- Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage
Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells. As bipartisan backlash against Flock grows , some cities are asking anti-surveillance advocates and media outlets to pay eye-popping…
- Philadelphia-area police removing Flock cameras over privacy concerns
- US judge rules a warrantless Flock search was unconstitutional
- Flock now says it got hacked mere weeks before Bishop Fox arrived
- Federal judge rules warrantless license-plate reader search violated Fourth Amendment
- Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Thursday that a police officer…
55 points, 7 comments on Hacker News · 416 votes, 11 comments on Lemmy
- New bill seeks to ban federal use of Flock license plate readers
- We Demand More Information on How Marin Cops Illegally Shared Flock ALPR Data
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data from their Flock Safety system with out-of-state and federal agencies.…
- 3 Cheektowaga Police dispatchers suspended for Flock camera misuse
- 'Surveillance is not safety': Protesters push San Jose to shut down Flock camera network
- How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. The Trump administration is using an anti-drug trafficking grant program from the 1980s to…
- NYPD Reviews Use of Flock Safety AI License Plate Readers
- Flock warns Conn. police about security breach, but records reveal company knew about it months ago
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- Documents: Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system
164 votes, 9 comments on Lemmy
- Police officer fired for sharing Flock login with husband, who works for ICE
4 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 2 outlets
Also: KPTV
- ACLU Wisconsin Sues Over Warrantless Use of Flock cameras
2 outlets
Also: WPR
- Out-of-state police agency searched a university Flock camera network more than 183K times in 3 months
2 outlets
Also: FOX Carolina
- To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.
54 points, 9 comments on Hacker News · 751 votes, 64 comments on Lemmy · 3 outlets
Also: Open Campus, WBEZ
- Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
205 points, 101 comments on Hacker News · 141 votes, 26 comments on Lemmy
- Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Thursday that a police officer…
55 points, 7 comments on Hacker News · 416 votes, 11 comments on Lemmy
- Documents: Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system
164 votes, 9 comments on Lemmy
- N.Y.P.D. Officers Used Flock Safety to Track License Plates Without a Contract
- 'Treated like a criminal:' Witnesses testify on abuse of Flock cameras
- Police officer fired for sharing Flock login with husband, who works for ICE
4 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 2 outlets
Also: KPTV
- ACLU Wisconsin Sues Over Warrantless Use of Flock cameras
2 outlets
Also: WPR
- Out-of-state police agency searched a university Flock camera network more than 183K times in 3 months
2 outlets
Also: FOX Carolina
- Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras
467 points, 297 comments on Hacker News · 2,033 votes, 247 comments on Lemmy
- Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras
While some cities are moving to end their contracts with Flock over its links to ICE, others are taking matters into their own hands.
706 points, 499 comments on Hacker News · 950 votes, 100 comments on Lemmy
- To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.
54 points, 9 comments on Hacker News · 751 votes, 64 comments on Lemmy · 3 outlets
Also: Open Campus, WBEZ
- Flock Lied About its ALPR technology. What Else Has It Lied About?
470 points, 170 comments on Hacker News · 349 votes, 10 comments on Lemmy
- How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
217 points, 87 comments on Hacker News · 467 votes, 21 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
205 points, 101 comments on Hacker News · 141 votes, 26 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.
27 points, 10 comments on Hacker News · 998 votes, 36 comments on Lemmy
- Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Thursday that a police officer…
55 points, 7 comments on Hacker News · 416 votes, 11 comments on Lemmy
- Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
16 points, 3 comments on Hacker News · 596 votes, 44 comments on Lemmy
- Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash
Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.
7 points, 3 comments on Hacker News · 774 votes, 233 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing
8 points, 0 comments on Hacker News · 757 votes, 50 comments on Lemmy
- Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too. This article was produced in collaboration with WIRED. You can read their…
36 points, 2 comments on Hacker News · 109 votes, 0 comments on Lemmy
- Several police officers arrested for using controversial Flock AI license plate reader system to stalk romantic partners, says report — investigators have unearthed at least 18 such cases in the US over recent years
6 points, 1 comments on Hacker News · 177 votes, 10 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves
1,008 votes, 89 comments on Lemmy
- She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down
836 votes, 52 comments on Lemmy
- Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
- Redmond turns off its cameras after ICE arrests
- City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway
- Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
440 votes, 17 comments on Lemmy
- Hackers found Flock cameras can track more than just cars — and Boston officials found camera data was shared despite being told it wouldn’t be
439 votes, 17 comments on Lemmy
- New Bedford police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track ex-partner
- Savannah Police Department fires 6 employees over Flock Safety System misuse
- California Cops Investigate ‘Immigration Protest’ With AI-Camera System
233 votes, 10 comments on Lemmy
- Why some cities are ditching their Flock license plate readers
213 votes, 8 comments on Lemmy
- Flock Removes States From National Lookup Tool After ICE and Abortion Searches Revealed
200 votes, 8 comments on Lemmy
- A Texas Deputy Searched 83,000 Flock Cameras To Track Down a Woman Who Had an Abortion
200 votes, 6 comments on Lemmy
- Documents: Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system
164 votes, 9 comments on Lemmy
- California Cops Tracked Protesters Using Orange County Sheriff's Flock System
69 votes, 3 comments on Lemmy · 2 outlets
Also: CALÓ News
- Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’
The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box. Last summer, a cop with the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department used Flock’s surveillance…
- Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
144 votes, 4 comments on Lemmy