How police use Flock cameras to search people by clothing, not plates

FOIA logs published by HaveIBeenFlocked.com show California Highway Patrol querying 274 cameras for a mere 'gray shirt.'

California Highway Patrol searched 274 networked cameras nationwide for a 'gray shirt' alone.
Georgia, Idaho, Texas and California officers typed queries like 'heavy-set male, black and white hat.'
Flock's FreeForm tool launched February 2025, letting AI parse natural-language searches across camera networks.

Why it matters: Sold as a car finder, Flock now lets any officer type a shirt color and find a person.

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