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Savannah fired six police officers for misusing Flock camera data for non-law-enforcement purposes, while Chandler, Arizona terminated its contract with the surveillance company after audit findings. Both cases reflect growing bipartisan concern about how the technology enables u
Savannah fired six police officers for misusing Flock camera data for non-law-enforcement purposes, and Chandler, Arizona terminated its contract with Flock entirely after audits found abuse. Both discoveries came through systematic review of how officers used the system.
These aren't isolated bad actors—they're patterns revealed by audit. Six officers in one city suggest a cultural norm of casual misuse rather than exceptional misconduct. Once you install a system that tracks every license plate, officers see it as available data for any reason: checking on ex-partners, tracking neighbors, running background searches on people they're curious about. The abuse isn't a flaw; it's the default behavior unless there's active oversight. Both cities chose to remove the temptation entirely rather than try to monitor it.
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