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Federal Judge Rules Flock Camera Search Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance
Original: Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was āIndiscriminate Mass Surveillanceā and Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that a police search using Flock's automated license plate reader network was 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' and unconstitutional. The court found that Flock's nationwide camera system is quickly approaching 'dragnet-type law enforcement practice' and that officers should have obtained a warrant before running the search. The decision is being closely watched as a potential check on the rapid spread of surveillance technology used by police across the United States.
Why now: The ruling sets a precedent that could constrain police use of Flock's expansive license plate surveillance network.
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- Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was āIndiscriminate Mass Surveillanceā and Unconstitutional Ā· 404 Media
Flockās nationwide network is quickly āapproaching dragnet-type law enforcement practiceā and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
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