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Experts Say Flock Can't Tech Its Way Out of the Stalker Cop Problem

via Ars Technica·Aug 13·3 sources

Flock says it will lock out officers who use its license plate reader network to stalk ex-partners, but experts say agencies can still hide abuse and that the company cannot engineer its way past the problem. The debate has renewed questions about whether Flock's surveillance network is worth the privacy trade-off.

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