Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR

Law enforcement agencies are increasingly utilizing spying technologies, including facial recognition, cell-site simulators, and automated license plate readers, sparking civil liberties concerns. Some police departments actively conceal the use of ALPRs to avoid public records requests and scrutiny. Specifically, Flock Safety operates a network of 120,000 cameras used to log protest searches and vagrancy with minimal oversight. These practices highlight a growing trend of authorities hiding surveillance tools to prevent bad PR and community outcry.