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Aug 13, 2026

Flock Safety adds safeguards to surveillance tools after police abuse reports

Surveillance tech company Flock Safety announced new safeguards for its license-plate-reader cameras after reports that dozens of police officers had misused the tools to spy on ex-romantic partners and others.

Aug 13, 2026·5 sources
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  • ▪An ACLU investigation found that officers previously bypassed search justification prompts by entering generic terms or typing "hehehe" multiple times.
  • ▪Flock Safety announced on August 13, 2026, that it is implementing new privacy and accountability safeguards across its nationwide police surveillance network.
  • ▪A police chief in Braselton, Georgia, reportedly searched his ex-girlfriend's license plate more than 500 times over a seven-month period using Flock Safety's system.

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