Jun 24, 2023Single source
Kansas police chief reportedly used Flock license-plate readers 228 times to track ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend
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From June to October 2023, Sedgwick, Kansas, Police Chief Lee Nygaard reportedly searched Flock Safety license-plate readers 228 times to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend, per a Kansas certification order. He resigned in October 2023 and later lost his police certification.
What this means for youCameras that read license plates can be misused by the people who have access to them. Governments and police departments that use them need clear rules and audits of who searches what.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1705
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