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Kentucky Officer Arrested Over Flock

A Kentucky officer’s alleged Flock misuse fuels a broader surveillance backlash.

from 7 sourcesUpdated Aug 26, 8:40pm ET

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Shively, Kentucky, police officer Asad Zahir was arrested after authorities said he used Flock Safety license-plate-reader cameras to track his ex-girlfriend more than 2,000 times. Flock’s AI-powered audit tool flagged the searches after the company added monitoring to detect law-enforcement misuse. The arrest follows other recent officer resignations or arrests tied to alleged abuses of the camera network, which scans license plates and stores vehicle-location data. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the spread of license-plate readers “out of control” and urged changes, citing privacy risks.

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Invasive SurveillanceMostly Right

Flock’s license-plate-reader network is an invasive mass-surveillance system that threatens privacy and civil liberties. Its rapid spread deserves public resistance and backlash because it exposes ordinary people to broad, dangerous monitoring.

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