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Federal Judge Rules Flock Search Was Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance

Original: Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that a police search using Flock's automated license plate reader network constituted 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' and violated the Constitution. The court found the nationwide camera network is 'approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice' and said officers should have obtained a warrant before accessing the data. The decision marks a significant check on the rapid expansion of automated plate surveillance used by police across the United States.

Why now: The ruling sets a precedent limiting warrantless searches of a license plate surveillance network used widely by US police.

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• Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional · 404 Media

  Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.

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