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DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

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Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#11

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> I feel like that should be considered acceptable Not if they're married and their spouse also drives the vehicle.

Ethics aside, I don’t think there’s a legal issue with obtaining data on one’s spouse.

Legal issue no, but with how much more likely cops are to be domestic abusers, i think its very dangerous

Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#13

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> I feel like that should be considered acceptable Not if they're married and their spouse also drives the vehicle.

Ethics aside, I don’t think there’s a legal issue with obtaining data on one’s spouse.

Given how many murders are committed against one's spouse, there ought to be.

Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#14

I'm not sure what to think here. Legitimate misuse, sure. But the article says at least one person only looked up their own license plate. I feel like that should be considered acceptable. It's not law enforcement usage specifically, but can't I grant myself the right to see information on my own vehicle? Yes, devil's advocate could say if standard citizens can't, no one can. Just seems so minor it's not worth losing…

It's misuse precisely because any civilian can't use the same tool. Despite how they act, cops do not have a separate set of legal rights that extend to their off-duty lives.

If a cop was checking to make sure they got away with drunk driving, it removes factors that might deter them from continuing that behavior.

Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#15

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> I feel like that should be considered acceptable Not if they're married and their spouse also drives the vehicle.

Ethics aside, I don’t think there’s a legal issue with obtaining data on one’s spouse.

So what's your point?

"Ethics aside" for the person empowered to act on behalf of the state?

Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#16

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> I feel like that should be considered acceptable Not if they're married and their spouse also drives the vehicle.

Ethics aside, I don’t think there’s a legal issue with obtaining data on one’s spouse.

That’s a take. Maybe stop, say it out loud and see if you catch yourself. Like, why am I searching for where my own car has been?

Oh right, because I am worried about the safety of my children. God save us from child safety.

Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#18

In a way, new companies like Flock entering such domains are a boon because they probably maintain tight audit logs and alerting mechanisms. Traditional look-up software is probably being misused by cops all the time (à la the old noir trope of a PI having "a buddy in the department" who can look up anything for him).

The same exact thing happens with Flock, the only cases we hear about are because the tool empowers such easy abuse of liberty that people make no efforts to hide what they’re doing

Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#19
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ethics aside, I don’t think there’s a legal issue with obtaining data on one’s spouse.

That’s a take. Maybe stop, say it out loud and see if you catch yourself. Like, why am I searching for where my own car has been? Oh right, because I am worried about the safety of my children. God save us from child safety.

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Re: DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

#20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I feel like that should be considered acceptable Not if they're married and their spouse also drives the vehicle.

Ethics aside, I don’t think there’s a legal issue with obtaining data on one’s spouse.

Really? Doesn't a spouse have a right to privacy? I don't see how getting married makes you forfeit privacy rights you otherwise have.

Unless you mean that there's no legal issue with obtaining data in anyone, which is a much larger problem.

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