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A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend

WIRED — AI · · International · Enforcement

After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal investigation records show.

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