Texas deputy used 83K Flock cameras to find woman who had abortion. Was it a welfare check, as he claimed?

Even if the woman performed an abortion on herself, Texas' anti-abortion penalties rarely apply to the person receiving the abortion. Below, we analyze available evidence to understand how an officer used Flock data to track down a woman who went through a violent experience — and why. What motivated the Flock data search? News media outlet 404 Media originally reported on the search data, which digital rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation characterized as an "abortion investigation." Access to Flock data raises privacy concernsA Texas deputy did use Flock data from a network of more than 83,000 cameras to find a woman her partner told authorities had performed an abortion on herself.