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ceejayoztoday at 12:29 AM1 replyview on HN

50 known cases.

edit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/19/we-foun...

> At least 69 police officials have been accused, charged with or convicted of misusing Flock’s system or other license-plate readers for unauthorized purposes, The Post has found, and in at least 15 of these cases, someone outside of the police department — including victims, activists and journalists — first identified the potential misuse.

> Records and interviews show that departments across the country do not regularly audit their officers’ Flock use, a practice recommended by the company, and some law enforcement agencies have no formal training programs or written policies describing how the technology should be used.


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lemoncookiechiptoday at 12:31 AM

Exactly. One cop used it to track his almost 800 times in a few months.

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