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NYPD officers accessed Flock Safety data 1,710 times, watchdog finds
Original: 🕵️ Latest from # Surveillance # Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) # NYC “In an expose with ﹫latinojustice․bsky․soc
The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, working with Latino Justice, reports that over a 33-month period New York Police Department officers accessed Flock Safety license plate reader data 1,710 times. The groups argue there is little accountability for officers with access to the system and are calling attention to how widespread and poorly overseen the use of automated surveillance databases has become in New York City.
Why now: The findings renew concerns about police surveillance and the lack of oversight of license plate reader networks.
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- 🕵️ Latest from # Surveillance # Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) # NYC “In an expose with ﹫latinojustice․bsky․social, STOP found that over 33 months, NYPD officers accessed Flock Safety data 1,710 times․ The lack of accountability for officers who have access to this… · yaleprivacylab@privacysafe.social · 3
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