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How Rogue Officers Turned a Nationwide Camera Network Into a Tool for Stalking (www.rsn.org)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1304793/how-rogue-officers-turned-a-nationwide-camera-network-into-a-tool-for-stalking

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 13 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

The problem with many of the articles that discuss how the system is being 'misused' act as if the mass surveillance involved is otherwise entirely acceptable, so long as it's used for its intended purpose.