A SAFIR LAWYER SERIES
When the system gets it wrong: false alerts, misused databases, lab failures, and what they mean in a real case.
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Cameras, databases, AI tools, and phone records were sold as fail-safes. This series covers what they actually collect, how they get misused, and what their records mean when one of them puts you in a case.
Every entry in the series
Fail-SafirWas Your Police Report Written by AI? Axon Draft One in Florida, and the Draft Nobody KeepsFlorida deputies are using software that drafts police reports from body camera audio, and the first draft is not kept. How it works, and what to ask for.RORY SAFIR | September 2026Fail-SafirWhen Police Ask Google for Your Account: What a Subpoena Gets, Under Federal and Florida LawA subpoena with no judge involved reaches your name, your session times and the card you paid with. A warrant is only needed for contents. And…RORY SAFIR | August 2026Fail-SafirFlock Cameras in Tampa Bay: Where They Are, the Misuse Arrests, and What the Law Actually SaysThree Florida officers were charged in five weeks over Flock camera misuse, and St. Petersburg’s 50 cameras are now a mayoral runoff issue. A St. Petersburg…RORY SAFIR | August 2026Fail-SafirYour AI Chat Is Not a Private Journal: What the ChatGPT Case Says About Florida LawA man’s private conversations with ChatGPT became three felony charges in Palm Beach County. The Florida statute that made it possible was rewritten in 2023, and…RORY SAFIR | August 2026Fail-SafirThe State’s Best Witness Was a Helicopter Nobody ListedA recent Hillsborough County case ended with a felony drug charge reduced to a misdemeanor, two of the four counts dropped outright, and no jail. The…RORY SAFIR | August 2026Fail-SafirThe Black Box in Your Car Knows What Happened. Here Is How a Crash Gets Reconstructed.The other driver’s story often changes between the roadside and the insurance claim, and by the time an adjuster is on the phone, a clear rear…RORY SAFIR | May 2026
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