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

Police used Flock’s camera network to search for a woman’s license plate without a warrant, prompting a federal judge to find the search unconstitutional. According to The Washington Post, officers used the cameras to reconstruct her travels without probable cause, raising questions about how police use the network to track people.

• According to 404 Media, the judge said Flock’s nationwide network was approaching dragnet policing.

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404 404 Media Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional · Jason Koebler 4:49 PM

WP Washington Post A police search using Flock was a form of ‘mass surveillance,’ judge rules · Drew Harwell 7:37 PM

TC TechCrunch Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’ · Anthony Ha 3:33 PM

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