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Columbus Plate Data Leaked to ICE | Columbus News
Columbus police say ICE never directly accessed their Flock license-plate data—but logs reveal a secret pilot where Homeland Security Investigations pulled nearly 200 searches, likely from nationwide camera networks, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted over 3,500 searches. Despite a 2017 city policy banning local resources for immigration enforcement, this raises alarms about federal overreach and data privacy, especially given the nature of some arrests. The Flock maker admits a communication breakdown and is improving compliance tools, while Columbus has added filters and…
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