The San Francisco Police Department disabled access to its Flock Automated License Plate Reader cameras after the network was “improperly queried” by federal agencies that some that operate out of state. The department said it discovered these improper queries during regular audits last month, according to Bay City News.
The audit didn’t find that the queries involved immigration enforcement or reproductive rights investigations.
The automatic license plate readers provide tracker systems to aid law enforcement agencies in identifying stolen vehicles, criminal suspects, drug trafficking, Amber Alerts, and witnesses and victims. California law restricts federal agencies and those outside the state from using information tracked in the network.
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