Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

What the coverage shows

Both outlets center on the judge’s language that a Flock search amounted to “indiscriminate mass surveillance,” and both frame the ruling as a constitutional rebuke. 404 Media emphasizes the judge’s broader warning about Flock’s network approaching “dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and says a warrant should have been required, while TechCrunch foregrounds the specific Fourth Amendment violation involving a sheriff’s deputy searching a woman’s plate without a warrant.

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