TulsaA judge called a warrantless Flock plate search unconstitutional.
It is among the first US federal rulings to find Flock searches unconstitutional.
A deputy searched a California plate in Flock’s network, then used the driver’s travel history to justify searching her car.
Judge Sara Hill ordered all Flock and vehicle-search evidence thrown out, but her ruling sets no binding precedent.
Several other cases nationwide are weighing whether warrantless plate-reader searches are legal.
How each outlet framed it
- 404 Media leans critical
- quantifies 100k+ monthly warrantless Flock searches, characterizes network as indiscriminate mass surveillance violating Fourth Amendment
Sources: 404 Media