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Former police officers kept access to Flock surveillance network
Original: Cops left the force. They kept tracking people with a powerful camera network.
A Washington Post investigation found that former police officers retained access to Flock's license plate recognition camera network long after leaving their departments. Some of the ex-officers used the system to track the locations of romantic partners and others. The findings have raised questions about oversight, data security, and accountability in the fast-growing private surveillance infrastructure used by law enforcement.
Why now: The reporting exposes a serious gap in oversight of police surveillance tools, prompting concern about privacy and abuse.
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Evidence
- Cops left the force. They kept tracking people with a powerful camera network. · The Washington Post
Police kept access to Flock’s vast surveillance system long after they left the force. Some used it to track the locations of romantic partners.
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