Lawsuit Challenges San Jose’s #Warrantless #ALPR Mass #Surveillance

#SanJose and its police department routinely violate the #California #Constitution by conducting warrantless searches of the stored records of millions of drivers’ private habits, movements, and associations, the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( @eff) and American Civil #Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) argue in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
#aclu #privacy #security

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/lawsuit-challenges-san-joses-warrantless-alpr-mass-surveillance

San Jose is now facing a major lawsuit from the ACLU of Northern California and the EFF, challenging the city’s nearly 500 Flock license plate readers that track millions of vehicle scans every month.

https://www.404media.co/aclu-and-eff-sue-a-city-blanketed-with-flock-surveillance-cameras/

#surveillance #privacy #Flock #civilrights #SanJose #ALPR
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License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani People

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/17/license-plate-surveillance-logs-reveal-racist-policing-against-romani-people/

https://youtu.be/uB0gr7Fh6lY?si=pEG51Fi0lOKaQrSN

Flock Safety is a scary security nightmare.

#Flock #FlockSafety #FlockCameras #Hacked #ALPR #Privacy #Security #Safety #Law #AI

Judge Rules #Flock #Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone

https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/

#privacy #ALPR

Judge Rules #Flock #Surveillance Images Are #PublicRecords That Can Be Requested By Anyone
#alpr #privacy #flocksafety

https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/

Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on #Flock Safety #Cameras Are #PublicRecords

The #SkagitCounty Superior Court in #Washington rejected the attempt to block the public’s right to access data gathered by #FlockSafety cameras, protecting access to information under the Washington Public Records Act (PRA).
#alpr #privacy #surveillance #tracking

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/washington-court-rules-data-captured-flock-safety-cameras-are-public-records

Judge Rules #Flock #Surveillance Images Are #PublicRecords That Can Be Requested By Anyone
Washington judge said images taken by Flock are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests. She further found “Flock camera images are created and used to further a governmental purpose” & images on them are public records because they were paid for by taxpayers.Flock’s automated license plate reader (#ALPR) are used in 1000s of communities in #US
https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/
https://archive.ph/cLIQL

If you think #ALPR's are a problem then I have bad news for you.

• Modern #FacialRecognition and #Govware like #Palantir's "#Gotham" literally matches you in realtime and can track which vehicles you enter, where and when.

• #Flock and #ring are just "data providers" to be used, like any #DataBrokers, because the #USA doesn't have #privacy encoded as a #civilRight, much less a #HumanRight!

#MassSurveillance needs to be #outlawed - period!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWj26RIlN_I

A little win for this morning: Seattle disables their #Flock #ALPR cameras until the city can potentially cancel the contract so ICE can’t get to the data.
https://mastodon.social/@awilbert/115528988205045322

WA state judge rules license plate scans are #publicrecords under the states public records law. Images then released show the entire car and the people inside it, not just the license plate. #ALPR #FLOCK https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/judge-orders-washington-police-release-surveillance-camera-data-privacy-questions/281-c2037d52-6afb-4bf7-95ad-0eceaf477864

WA state judge rules license plate scans are #publicrecords under the states public records law. Images then released show the entire car and the people inside it, not just the license plate. #ALPR #FLOCK https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/judge-orders-washington-police-release-surveillance-camera-data-privacy-questions/281-c2037d52-6afb-4bf7-95ad-0eceaf477864

#Flock haters cross #political divides to remove error-prone #cameras

#FlockSafety —the #surveillance company behind the country’s largest network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs)—currently faces attacks on multiple fronts seeking to tear down the invasive and error-prone cameras across the US.
#alpr #tracking #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/flock-haters-cross-political-divides-to-remove-error-prone-cameras/

@josephcox well that goes perfectly with the surveillance state everywhere else.

Like #flocksafety #policedrones #alpr #Facebook #google and more.

Now people have personal surveillance.

Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras https://arstechni.ca/kuyK #automatedlicenseplatereaders #surveillance #flocksafety #privacy #Policy #Flock! #alpr

"...More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) network, according to audit logs obtained and analyzed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

When police run a search through the Flock Safety network, which links thousands of ALPR systems, they are prompted to leave a reason and/or case number for the search. Between June 2024 and October 2025, cops performed hundreds of searches for license plates using terms such as "roma" and "g*psy," and in many instances, without any mention of a suspected crime. Other uses include "g*psy vehicle," "g*psy group," "possible g*psy," "roma traveler" and "g*psy ruse," perpetuating systemic harm by demeaning individuals based on their race or ethnicity. ..."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/license-plate-surveillance-logs-reveal-racist-policing-against-romani-people

#ALPR #racism #surveillance #bigbrother

#Flock Logins Exposed In #Malware #Infections , Senator Asks #FTC to Investigate the Company

Lawmakers have called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Flock for allegedly violating federal law by not enforcing multi-factor authentication ( #MFA ), according to a letter shared with 404 Media. The demand comes as a #security researcher found Flock accounts for sale on a #Russian #cybercrime forum,
#2fa #alpr #privacy

https://www.404media.co/flock-logins-exposed-in-malware-infections-senator-asks-ftc-to-investigate-the-company/

#LicensePlate #Surveillance Logs Reveal #Racist #Policing Against #Romani People
#alpr #privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/license-plate-surveillance-logs-reveal-racist-policing-against-romani-people

The more I dig into Flock Safety, the more I seem to find...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/license-plate-surveillance-logs-reveal-racist-policing-against-romani-people

#flock #alpr #privacy

"Reserve Sgt. Francis Esposito was accused of using his city-issued Flock Safety camera login to run license plates on multiple individuals and allegedly transferring that data to a private company, Signal 8 Systems, where he was also employed, according to investigators."

https://thegeorgiagazette.com/featured/sandy-springs-officer-terminated-after-using-citys-flock-camera-system-for-personal-gain-officials-say/

#flock #ALPR #privacy