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Federal judge rules warrantless Flock camera searches may violate 4th Amendment

First reported 3 Oct, 21:43 UTCUpdated 15h ago3 sources

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An Oklahoma federal judge ruled Friday that warrantless searches using AI-powered surveillance camera data — such as what Flock Safety’s hallmark technology collects — may violate the Fourth Amendment without adequate probable cause. “Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign…

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Federal judge rules warrantless Flock camera searches may violate 4th Amendment

An Oklahoma federal judge ruled Friday that warrantless searches using AI-powered surveillance camera data — such as what Flock Safety’s hallmark technology collects — may violate the Fourth Amendment without adequate probable cause. “Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign…

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Federal Judge Rules Warrantless Flock Search Violated 4th Amendment Rights

‘A type of indiscriminate mass surveillance’

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  1. The HillCenterUSHigh factuality
    Federal judge rules warrantless Flock camera searches may violate 4th Amendment (opens The Hill in a new tab)

    An Oklahoma federal judge ruled Friday that warrantless searches using AI-powered surveillance camera data — such as what Flock Safety’s hallmark technology collects — may violate the Fourth Amendment without adequate probable cause. “Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign…

  2. The Daily CallerRightUSMixed factuality
    Federal Judge Rules Warrantless Flock Search Violated 4th Amendment Rights (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)

    ‘A type of indiscriminate mass surveillance’

  3. Hindustan TimesCenterINMostly factual
    Flock cameras and the Fourth Amendment: What did the federal judge rule on police searches? Privacy concerns explained (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)

    The Oklahoma ruling raises new questions about police access to vehicle tracking data and privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment.

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