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A US judge rules an officer's use of Flock
A US judge rules an officer's use of Flock to search a car's license plate was a form of "indiscriminate mass surveillance", and violated the Fourth Amendment
TL;DRJudge rules warrantless license plate scanning violates constitutional search protections.
Why it matters: Sets legal precedent limiting police surveillance tech without warrants, affecting nationwide enforcement practices.
A US judge rules an officer's use of Flock to search a car's license plate was a form of “indiscriminate mass surveillance”, and violated the Fourth Amendment — 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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