Police officer fired for allegedly misusing Flock camera system - WWNY
The officer allegedly tracked individuals using the Flock camera system without a legitimate law enforcement purpose.
- Company involved
- Braselton Police Department
- AI system involved
- Flock camera system
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Former Amarillo officer among dozens of FLOCK misuse cases in Texas - KFDA | NewsChannel 10 | Amarillo Texas
Automated license plate readers tracked vehicle locations and movements of individuals, including romantic partners, and officers queried the data for personal reasons.
- Company involved
- Flock
- AI system involved
- Flock
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Microsoft agrees to $2.5M settlement over Leesburg Data Center emissions - WFXRtv
During a power outage caused by substation failure, the Leesburg Data Center operated 62 emergency engines that exceeded permitted emissions limits for NOx, CO, VOC, PM10, and PM2.5, affecting air quality for nearby residents.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
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Tucson data center project hit with violation after water dispute
A contractor for the Project Blue data centre near Tucson was cited for violating a permit that controls dust-causing activities, facing penalties of up to $10,000 a day, one week after Tucson officials accused the company of using city water without authorisation.
- AI system involved
- Project Blue data centre
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Karnack residents complain of disruption from data center work
Residents along North State Line Road in Karnack, Texas, say construction of a data centre is causing excessive noise, damaging their road and bringing poor traffic control, disrupting daily life.
- AI system involved
- Karnack data centre construction
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Environmental group, residents file notice of intent to sue QTS data center in Fayetteville alleging violation of Clean Water Act
Flint Riverkeeper and local residents filed a notice of intent to sue QTS, alleging its Fayetteville, Georgia, data centre campus violated the Clean Water Act, according to 11Alive.
- Company involved
- QTS (Quality Technology Services)
- AI system involved
- Fayetteville data centre campus
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Wolfe County resident frustrated by ongoing industrial hum of data center
Since autumn 2023, residents along KY-1036 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, have lived with a constant industrial hum from cooling fans at Artemis Power Tech's data centre, which was set up next to their homes without notice. A tarp added around the fencing did not stop the noise, which a 40-year resident says she has never got used to and believes hurts her property's value.
- Company involved
- Artemis Power Tech
- AI system involved
- Wolfe County data centre
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Covington cop fired after investigation into Flock technology system - WSB-TV
The system tracked vehicle locations and movements of individuals without legitimate law enforcement purpose.
- Company involved
- Covington Police Department
- AI system involved
- Flock
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Microsoft and xAI Sued by Residents Over Data Center Noise
Microsoft dan xAI Digugat Warga atas Kebisingan Data Center - Telset.id
Microsoft and xAI are facing lawsuits from residents over noise from data centers in Wisconsin and Mississippi. At least six similar cases have been filed in 2026, alleging nuisance and negligence. The lawsuits highlight issues with low-frequency noise measurement and pollution from gas turbines.
- Company involved
- Microsoft and xAI
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Anacé People Fight Water Theft by TikTok Mega Data Center in Ceará
Povo Anacé luta contra pilhagem hídrica de mega data center do TikTok no Ceará - A Nova Democracia
The Anacé indigenous people mobilized against a $10 billion data center linked to ByteDance (TikTok) in Caucaia, Ceará, citing threats to their territory and water sources. Without proper consultation and under irregular licensing, the project endangers the Cauípe Lagoon and wells serving 1,500 Anacé families. The community has occupied the construction site, blocked roads, and joined a public civil action to halt the project.
- Company involved
- ByteDance
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Police officer sues Flock Safety alleging negligence with license plate data - The Business Journals
The system captured and retained license plate data of a police officer, which was misused by others.
- Company involved
- Flock Safety
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Who's Suing the Georgia Meta Platforms Data Center? - Law.com
A Meta Platforms data center in Georgia allegedly ran afoul of local nuisance and trespassing laws, affecting local residents.
- Company involved
- Meta Platforms
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BOPU: Cheyenne wastewater system polluter was a data center; city temporarily pausing data center discharges
Cheyenne's Board of Public Utilities traced a contamination of the city's wastewater reuse system with the bacterium Cupriavidus gilardii to Goat Systems, a company building an 800,000-square-foot data centre campus reported to be Meta's, and permanently revoked its discharge privileges. The reuse system's start for the year was delayed while the bacteria were flushed out; the city paused discharges from data centres. Meta has appealed the violation notice.
- Company involved
- Goat Systems (Meta data centre contractor)
- AI system involved
- Cheyenne data centre campus
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Tesla Withholds FSD Crash Data From Prosecutors in Fatal Illinois Turn Case - Tech Times
The Full Self-Driving system executed a left turn across oncoming traffic, causing a collision that killed passenger Maggie Espinosa.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
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Cops Used AI Surveillance To Detain an Innocent Texas Driver. His Lawsuit Just Got the Program Struck Down. - Yahoo
AI flagged abnormal driving pattern, leading to traffic stop, detention, interrogation, and search of Alek Schott.
- Company involved
- Bexar County Sheriff's Office
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Lawsuit challenges warrantless Flock database searches in county - gmtoday.com
Flock cameras captured images and location data of vehicles and pedestrians, providing law enforcement with a searchable database of individuals' movements without warrants.
- Company involved
- Flock Group Inc.
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety cameras
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Lieff Cabraser and Greer Injury Lawyers Announce Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against X.AI Corp and MZX Tech LLC for Nuisance,…
The data centers and gas turbines emitted constant noise, vibrations, and particulate matter, affecting residents' ability to use and enjoy their properties.
- Company involved
- X.AI Corp and MZX Tech LLC
- AI system involved
- Colossus I, Colossus II, MACROHARDRR, Minihard data centers and gas turbines
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Cherokee County deputies fired for misusing Flock licence plate database
Three deputies from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia were fired and arrested for allegedly accessing the department’s automated licence plate reader database without a lawful purpose. The misuse was uncovered following a self-initiated audit of the Flock Safety system. All three individuals face charges of violation of oath of office.
- Company involved
- Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety
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A Deputy Searched One Woman's License Plate 1,639 Times. Flock Safety's Fix Was a Checkbox Nobody Had to Click. -…
Flock Safety's license plate reader network allowed a former sheriff's deputy to search one woman's license plate location history 1,639 times without a warrant.
- Company involved
- Flock Safety
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety
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Flock lawsuit accuses tech company of exposing citizens to rogue police tracking - Top Class Actions
The system recorded and tracked the locations of vehicles and their owners without consent.
- Company involved
- Flock Group Inc.
- AI system involved
- Flock
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TRT-RS's Galileu AI Detects Prompt Injection Attempt in Legal Petition
The Galileu AI system, developed by the Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 4ª Região (TRT-RS) and nationalised by the Conselho Superior da Justiça do Trabalho (CSJT), detected a prompt injection attempt in a petition filed at the 3rd Labour Court of Parauapebas, Pará. The system alerted the magistrate, who reviewed the content and made a decision based on human verification, in line with judicial AI supervision requirements. The court reported that the system prevented the malicious content from being processed and highlighted the importance of institutional AI tools with security measures.
- Company involved
- Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 4ª Região
- AI system involved
- Galileu
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25 Investigates: Former Braintree officer accused of using police technology to track ex-girlfriend - Boston 25 News
The Flock camera system tracked the ex-girlfriend's vehicle license plate over 1,000 times, enabling the officer to stalk and harass her.
- Company involved
- Flock Safety
- AI system involved
- Flock camera system
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Two Florida deputies arrested after TCPalm's query of Flock, ALPR use - Bradenton Herald
Automated license plate readers tracked the locations of individuals, enabling deputies to stalk them without their knowledge.
- AI system involved
- Flock
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DC attorney general sues 14 landlords over RealPage rent collusion
The Attorney General of Washington DC filed a lawsuit against 14 large landlords, alleging they used RealPage's YieldStar software to form “a District-wide housing cartel” that artificially inflated rents. The complaint claims RealPage's pricing algorithm used data supplied by the landlords and pressurised them to follow its rate recommendations, with one firm's internal presentation stating at least 95% compliance was expected. This alleged scheme caused residents to pay millions of dollars above fair market prices during a housing affordability crisis.
- Company involved
- Greystar Management Services
- AI system involved
- YieldStar
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