We found cops who misused Flock. Their police departments didn’t know.
First publishedAug 19, 09:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 19, 12:09 UTC · 8m ago
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Police departments have powerful tools to track how officers use Flock’s license-plate cameras. But across the country, agencies often don’t perform oversight, leaving potential abuse to be uncovered by journalists, activists and victims.
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In brief
- What's the story?
- Police departments have powerful tools to track how officers use Flock’s license-plate cameras. But across the country, agencies often don’t perform oversight, leaving potential abuse to be uncovered by journalists, activists and victims.
- How widely is it covered?
- 2 outlets, average source rating 7.5/10.
- When was it last updated?
- 8m ago.
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We found cops who misused Flock. Their police departments didn’t know.
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