A Denver woman is suing police and Flock Safety after being falsely accused of theft based on flawed surveillance footage. Sergeant Jamie Milliman cited Flock cameras as evidence she stole a package, but refused to show her the video; her own evidence proved she was elsewhere. The lawsuit alleges warrantless tracking violated her constitutional rights and seeks class-action status over Flock's surveillance system.
Canadian YouTuber Anthony Sistilli built an ALPR camera to track police vehicles in Brampton, Ontario, and posted videos about it on social media. Police officers visited his home to question his intentions, highlighting the irony that law enforcement uses the same surveillance technology on citizens but objects to being monitored themselves.
Nathan Story, a self-employed software engineer, built StateReference Ethics, a searchable database of Massachusetts ethics disclosures detailing officials' investments and conflicts of interest. Story previously created Woke Windows (2020-2021), a Boston police database aggregating internal affairs records, payroll data, and other public information to expose problematic officers and their salaries.