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A Florida detective allegedly abused Flock Safety's AI license plate recognition cameras to track his wife's ex, exposing how law enforcement surveillance tools can be weaponized for personal vendettas.
A Florida detective allegedly abused Flock Safety's license plate recognition cameras — infrastructure installed across neighborhoods to catch criminals — to track his wife's ex-boyfriend for personal reasons. The abuse reveals a critical vulnerability: once surveillance tools exist, they're available for misuse by the officers who access them. Flock Safety's system is widely deployed across the country; law enforcement has easy access to query the database for any license plate, anytime.
This isn't the first time a cop has weaponized a surveillance tool for personal vendettas — it's happened with gang databases, facial recognition, and GPS trackers. But the ubiquity of license plate readers makes the risk bigger. A detective looking for personal advantage can track someone's movements across an entire city in minutes. Flock Safety says it has audit logs and access controls, but the Florida case shows those protections didn't prevent the abuse or catch it quickly. The company now faces pressure to improve oversight and law enforcement agencies face questions about how they monitor officer access to these systems.
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