My partner and I have a new game when we go out: Find the Flock cameras. There are surprisingly a lot of them in my community.

#Flock #FlockSecurity #Privacy #4thAmendement #Surveillance

A federal judge in #Virginia ruled Tuesday that the City of Norfolk’s use of nearly 200 automated #licenseplate readers (#ALPR) from #Flock is constitutional and can continue, dismissing the entire case just days before a bench trial was set to begin.
Two Virginians had claimed that their rights were violated when the Flock network of cameras captured their cars hundreds of times, calling the entire setup a “dragnet #surveillance program.”
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/angry-norfolk-residents-lose-lawsuit-to-stop-flock-license-plate-scanners/
#privacy #4thAmendement
Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners

Plaintiffs called Norfolk's Flock camera network a “dragnet."

Ars Technica