San Jose officer fired for misusing Flock camera database in domestic abuse case
Firing marks another in a growing number of cases of misuse of a controversial surveillance technology that has expanded rapidly. Photograph: Cheney Orr/ReutersView image in fullscreenFiring marks another in a growing number of cases of misuse of a controversial surveillance technology that has expanded rapidly. San Jose police department referred the case to the Santa Clara county district attorney’s office, but the officer was not been charged with a crime.
- ▪Firing marks another in a growing number of cases of misuse of a controversial surveillance technology that has expanded rapidly.
- ▪Photograph: Cheney Orr/ReutersView image in fullscreenFiring marks another in a growing number of cases of misuse of a controversial surveillance technology that has expanded rapidly.
- ▪San Jose police department referred the case to the Santa Clara county district attorney’s office, but the officer was not been charged with a crime.
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Firing marks another in a growing number of cases of misuse of a controversial surveillance technology that has expanded rapidly. Photograph: Cheney Orr/ReutersView image in fullscreenFiring marks another in a growing number of cases of misuse of a controversial surveillance technology that has expanded rapidly. Photograph: Cheney Orr/ReutersUS newsSan Jose officer fired for misusing Flock camera database in domestic abuse casePolice officer shared location of a woman with his relative who is accused of abusing womanRoque PlanasSun 13 Sep 2026 16.05 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA San Jose police officer was fired for using his department’s Flock license plate tracking system to share the location of a woman with the suspect accused of abusing her, Chief Paul Joseph told NBC Bay…
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