Virginia police tracked driver 526 times using Flock cameras

Lee Schmidt, a retired veteran in Norfolk, Virginia, discovered through a lawsuit that 176 license plate cameras logged his location 526 times over a few months, raising concerns about privacy and surveillance. The lawsuit, filed with the Institute for Justice, argues that such tracking without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment, while Flock Safety, the camera provider, maintains that their use does not constitute illegal surveillance.

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