# Cops Search Flock Database for Reasons Such as "LMAO," "LOL," and Random Keyboard Mashing

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cops-search-flock-database-for-reasons-such-as-lmao-lol-and-random-keyboard-mashing/40729
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-09-14T19:22:00Z
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## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-09-14T19:22:00Z

An [investigation](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/high-crime-lmao-how-cops-are-treating-mass-surveillance-joke) by the EFF found that cops treat mass surveillance as a joke, typing reasons for searches such as "LMAO," "LOL," and other non sequiturs or keyboard mashing in leu of an actual reason.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/14/cops-search-flock-database-for-reasons-such-as-lmao-lol-and-random-keyboard-mashing/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/14/cops-search-flock-database-for-reasons-such-as-lmao-lol-and-random-keyboard-mashing/)

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