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Flock Leaks Police License Plate Searches via Search Engines

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

Automatic license plate reader company Flock has inadvertently exposed law enforcement search queries, including specific license plates and case details, through search engines like DuckDuckGo and Bing. Privacy advocates and 404 Media discovered that URLs indexed by these search engines contained sensitive information about vehicle searches conducted by police. Flock is investigating the issue, stating that the exposed data reflects search queries rather than underlying law enforcement data, and is working to remove cached content. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential vulnerabilities in surveillance tech data handling and search engine indexing of sensitive information.

RANK_REASON Data leak from a surveillance technology company impacting search engine indexing.

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Flock Leaks Police License Plate Searches via Search Engines

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Joseph Cox ·

    Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing

    Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, exposed some of the license plate cops were looking for and the reason for doing so.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    You, too, can be a shitty cop if you use DuckDuckGo or Bing! Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing https://www. 404media.co/flock-leake

    You, too, can be a shitty cop if you use DuckDuckGo or Bing! Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing https://www. 404media.co/flock-leaked-cops- license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/ # Flock # AI # LicensePlates # Cameras # DuckDuckGo # Bing # Surveil…

    LINKS 404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-pla…

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