Florida Cop Faces Charges For Using Flock Cameras To Track His Estranged Wife

Flock cameras, that are supposed to help fight crime, have been in the news lately because many object to Flock Safety cameras because they function as a widespread, AI-powered mass surveillance system. These automated license plate readers (ALPRs) log the location, time, and physical descriptions of vehicles into searchable databases, enabling continuous tracking of innocent drivers without a warrant. Over 90 jurisdictions have recently canceled or failed to renew their contracts amid growing bipartisan backlash.  Not to mention there is no clear understanding of what the information obtained by these cameras can be used for.  

In Florida a police officer is proof of the pudding in the Flock camera debate as he is facing charges for using Flock cameras to track his estranged wife.

Christopher Anthony Goodson, 31, an officer with the Haines City Police Department, was arrested and charged with one count of offenses against computer users/systems and one count of official misconduct. He’s since been placed on paid administrative leave. Goodson reportedly came forward to his supervisor  after learning The Washington Post was preparing a story on his alleged misuse of the database, telling him he’d made “several inquiries” tied to his wife’s car which he claimed were just to keep tabs on his kids while they were with her.  Through an investigation they found that Goodson had searched his wife’s whereabouts 717 times.

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