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2 Lynn officers placed on leave after city's Flock system audit
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Key Points:
- Two Lynn, Massachusetts police officers were placed on paid administrative leave after an audit revealed a concerning pattern in their use of license plate reader searches via the Flock Safety system.
- Lynn police implemented Flock Safety’s Audit Assist tool on August 12, which detected anomalies prompting an Internal Affairs investigation; access to the system has since been restricted to supervisory personnel.
- Several Massachusetts communities, including Hopkinton, New Bedford, Littleton, Salem, Framingham, and Cambridge, have paused or terminated their use of Flock Safety cameras amid legal, privacy, and misuse concerns.
- Privacy issues with Flock Safety have been raised nationwide, leading the company to introduce new measures such as enhanced auditing tools, reduced data retention periods, and greater local control over data sharing.
