Federal judge calls Flock's camera network 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'
sbulaev · hn · 2026-10-04
Per TechCrunch, a federal judge characterized Flock Safety's nationwide network of automated license plate readers as "indiscriminate mass surveillance." The ruling is a significant judicial challenge to Flock's business model of densely deployed cameras sharing data with law enforcement, with potential implications for privacy and AI-powered surveillance oversight.
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