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Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'

Original: Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’ | TechCrunch

A federal judge ruled that a sheriff's deputy violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights by using the Flock license plate surveillance network to track her without a warrant, describing the system as 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'. The ruling raises fresh legal questions about police use of automated license plate readers and could constrain warrantless searches across the widely adopted surveillance network.

Why now: The ruling sets a potential precedent limiting police use of Flock's surveillance technology, drawing attention from privacy advocates and law enforcement.

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• Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’ | TechCrunch · TechCrunch

  A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.

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