Police use Flock Safety ALPR network to surveil protesters without warrants
The Electronic Frontier Foundation obtained data showing that over 50 law enforcement agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock Safety's automated license plate reader network in connection with protest activity in 2025. The searches targeted vehicles associated with protests, including the No Kings movement and animal rights activists, without articulating a specific crime. The surveillance creates a chilling effect on First Amendment-protected dissent.
- Date it happened
- 2025-06-15
- Organisation involved
- Flock Safety
- Product, system or model
- Flock Safety ALPR network
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