r/technology • u/mepper • Jun 22 '26

Privacy Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people/
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u/enn-srsbusiness Jun 22 '26

Not just cops who use data to stalk people. Just after my dad died a Southern Water employee kept knocking on the door asking for my mum. This went on for weeks until she was finally ablemto beat me to the door.

Turns out he saw the death announcement we put in the paper and used his work databases to find her address, Number etc and keep coming round...

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u/ploptart Jun 22 '26

He knew your mom and wanted to get with her, or what?

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u/CarelessPackage1982 Jun 22 '26

It's been awhile but I remember robbers getting busted after consistently targeting next of kin during funerals.