US judge rules a police Flock search was unconstitutional mass surveillance
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A federal judge calling a Flock license plate search “indiscriminate mass surveillance” puts automated ALPR networks on new legal footing — and invites challenges to similar data-rich systems. If you operate sensor, camera, or plate-reader infrastructure, revisit data retention, access controls, and warrant workflows now, before case law hardens around you.
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