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

The Hill - Oct 3, 2026

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 concept in our society, and it is a reasonable expectation...

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