Officers Fired After Alleged Misuse of Controversial Surveillance Tool
Summary
Two police officers in Greer, South Carolina, were fired in June for breaking rules when using an automated license plate reader system called Flock. This technology scans license plates and is meant to help police, but concerns exist about privacy and misuse of the data.Key Facts
- Officers Kareem Lynch and Sebastian Echeverry were fired for violating the police department’s policy on the license plate reader system.
- The department’s policy, started in January 2023, says this technology should only be used for public safety work.
- An audit helped discover the misuse by reviewing patterns in the system’s use.
- Flock Safety, the company behind the tool, said it does not work with immigration agencies like ICE.
- The incident is part of a larger debate about privacy and data use in police surveillance tools.
- The case is now being reviewed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
- Similar problems happened recently in Georgia, where five officers were fired and arrested for misusing this technology.
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