Police Told to Keep Flock License Plate Readers a Secret
How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
A leaked policy from Wapello County, Iowa, instructs officers to never mention their use of Flock automated license plate readers to vehicle occupants or in reports, advising them to refer to the system as 'county resources.' The guidance, obtained via a public records request, highlights the secrecy surrounding Flock's deployment, which the company claims is transparent. Similar directives have been issued by police in multiple states, with the FBI and DOJ sharing warnings to be vague about Flock usage to avoid public records requests.
DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE.
- nativeit
I’ve been instantly suspicious of all the reports of counties “allowing their Flock contracts to expire”, which doesn’t imply either “removing ALPR cameras” or ceasing potential 4th Amendment violations, more broadly. I don’t think any one of the agencies or public officials making these promises deserves any benefit of the doubt. Americans should be demanding robust protections and transparency from those who have been endowed by our democratic consent to wield the power of the state.
- DoDecaHeJon
How is this constitutional?
- AngryData
Cops doing everything possible to emulate the gestapo. I honestly don't see any way to fix our justice system other than giving 95% of all employed officers the boot.