An analysis of US police and court records finds 50+ officers were charged or accused of misusing license-plate readers like Flock's, including for stalking (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/02/how-police-officers-used-vast-network-cameras-spy-their-exes/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzg1NjQzMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzg3MDI1NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODU2NDMyMDAsImp0aSI6ImRhNmJkOGNiLTIwYzctNGEzNS04NDYwLTU4ZmYyMjU3ZWIwMCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMDgvMDIvaG93LXBvbGljZS1vZmZpY2Vycy11c2VkLXZhc3QtbmV0d29yay1jYW1lcmFzLXNweS10aGVpci1leGVzLyJ9.n4PHw3uCFqMdEJpJcenDcEHnk0SXcOpDGf1o_yT9CCA&itid=gfta
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