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Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'

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

A federal judge has ruled that a sheriff's deputy violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights by using the Flock license plate camera network to search for her plate without a warrant. The judge described the system, which tracks vehicles across thousands of cameras nationwide, as 'indiscriminate mass surveillance.' The ruling could set a precedent for how police may use automated license plate readers.

Why now: The ruling raises new legal limits on warrantless use of license plate surveillance technology by police.

Flock SafetyUS federal courtsheriff's department

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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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