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Flock Cameras on Campus Spark Privacy Debate | Athens News
Flock cameras are multiplying across UGA and downtown Athens, logging every vehicle’s license plate with alarming detail — sparking privacy alarms as students and watchdogs demand transparency. A shocking case of an Athens-Clarke County officer allegedly misusing the system to track a former partner has led to his firing and a GBI probe, exposing cracks in promised safeguards. As nationwide debates rage over automated license plate readers, this episode dives into the tension between safety tech and civil liberties — and whether we’re inching toward a surveillance state without consent…
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