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Politics● ElevatedOct 3 · Oct 3, 2026, 9:43 PM

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

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

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 that society…

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