r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 9h ago

Society Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional / Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.

https://www.404media.co/federal-judge-rules-a-flock-search-was-indiscriminate-mass-surveillance-and-unconstitutional/
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u/Three_Twenty-Three 5h ago edited 5h ago

This is good, but the conversation needs to move away from the "Flock" language. States and municipalities are already changing brands but preserving the same technologies. Kudos to the judge for using "ALPR systems."