SPOKANE, Wash. — A new report reveals that federal agencies accessed surveillance camera data from Washington state law enforcement agencies, with some departments unaware their systems had been compromised.
In the October report, The University of Washington Center for Human Rights found that U.S. Border Patrol had access to data from Flock cameras operated by 18 different law enforcement agencies across Washington state. The automated license plate recognition cameras are designed to capture license plates and vehicle descriptions to help local police track down stolen cars and criminals.
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