Flock’s network is a form of ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance,’ judge rules — as police officer is accused of violating suspect's Fourth Amendment rights
- A judge says Flock’s network is a type of ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
- Cops criticized for using Flock to stop a woman without probable cause
- Judge says searches based on Flock breach the Fourth Amendment
Flock cameras represent “indiscriminate mass surveillance” and should be ruled unconstitutional, a federal judge has just declared. It’s yet another blow to the beleaguered automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) camera maker and reflects growing public opposition to the technology.
The declaration was made when Oklahoma judge Sara Hill ruled that a police officer had violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a woman suspected of methamphetamine trafficking by searching for her license plate in Flock’s database.
According to 404 Media, the police officer looked up the license plate simply because it was from California, then used the woman’s travel history as justification for searching her car. In other words, he worked backwards after finding the woman’s...
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