US cops ignore Flock camera oversight, probing nationwide surveillance network with bogus reasoning

EFF found that US police officers are massively searching the Flock camera database without legitimate grounds, filling the justification field with jokes and profanity. The network includes 82,413 cameras, and hackers previously stole 1.6 million images and 27,000 clips from one camera.

• Indiana officer searched 19,000 cameras with justification 'LMAO'
• Flock ALPR network includes 82,413 cameras nationwide
• 27,000 clips and 1.6 million images stolen from one camera in 21 days
• Nearly half of Americans oppose installing Flock cameras