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License Plate Readers Under Fire | Birmingham News
Police departments nationwide are failing to audit their use of Flock license plate readers, leaving room for widespread surveillance abuse — from an Indianapolis officer who obsessively tracked a random plate to at least 69 officers accused or convicted of misuse. While Flock offers tools to monitor searches, most agencies lack formal policies or trained personnel to review logs, often relying on outsiders like journalists to expose misconduct. A new automated auditing feature in Savannah caught six employees misusing the system — proving that systematic oversight isn’t just helpful, it’s…
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