Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
Flock, the increasingly controversial automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, has previously highlighted at least four police departments on its YouTube page that have since faced allegations of misusing the company’s technology. The company featured the Savannah Police Department in a March 2022 YouTube video.
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Flock, the increasingly controversial automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, has previously highlighted at least four police departments on its YouTube page that have since faced allegations of misusing the company’s technology. The company featured the Savannah Police Department in a March 2022 YouTube video. Four officers and two workers from the department were recently placed on administrative leave after an internal investigation found “potential misuses” of Flock’s ALPR system. Also in Georgia, the Albany Police Department was the subject of a glossy 2024 video.
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- Flock, the increasingly controversial automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, has previously highlighted at least four police departments on its YouTube page that have since faced allegations of misusing the company’s technology. The company featured the Savannah Police Department in a March 2022 YouTube video.
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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
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