Oklahoma federal judge tosses drug evidence from warrantless Flock plate search
Judge Sara Hill ruled on October 1 that a Tulsa County deputy's warrantless search of Flock's license plate reader network violated the Constitution. The case involves Melisa Susan Kyle, whose California-plated SUV drew the deputy's attention. Hill said he followed it for no apparent reason beyond its out-of-state plate, according to TechSpot.
- Hill described the system as a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance.
- 404 Media's Jason Koebler first reported the ruling, according to The Next Web.
- The ruling rests on Fourth Amendment protections, according to TechRadar.
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