For those saying that the headline is incorrect, I disagree. I believe that the judge's ruling was specifically that Flock's mass surveillance network is, in itself, a violation of the fourth amendment.
Here's from the very final conclusion:
> "Alaniz conducted that search ... because he saw her license plate was from California. That search was not supported by probable cause, and it was done without a warrant in violation of Kyle’s Fourth Amendment rights."
And here's from earlier in the document:
> "In the Court’s view, Alaniz did not have enough information to reasonably believe that Kyle was engaged in unlawful conduct"
The court wouldn't be talking that way if the problem were the data collection and not the circumstance of the stop.
Please fix this wrong title. The judge ruled that searching the data without a warrant or probable cause violated the fourth amendment. It's wrong to say that the problem was the cameras and not the warrantless use of the data.
Literally in the tweet: "police violated the Fourth Amendment by searching [ALPR data] without a warrant"
Marsh v. Alabama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_v._Alabama
Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_v._Wilmington_Parking_A...
Flock is often contracted to install and operate its camera network on behalf of local governments and police. The specific act that violated the 4th Amendment in this case was the government searching the collected data, but it is within the realm of possibility that Flock’s existing business model will be considered an unconstitutional dragnet.
I agree it is in the realm of possibility. It's just not the thing that has happened here.