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Oklahoma judge finds a Flock lookup breached the Fourth Amendment

A federal judge in Oklahoma found that a warrantless lookup in Flock Safety's camera network violated the Fourth Amendment, calling the system a form of mass surveillance.

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Last updated: October 4, 2026 6:54 am
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A warrantless plate lookup inside Flock Safety’s national camera network broke the Fourth Amendment, a federal judge in Oklahoma has found, in one of the first federal decisions to test mass plate collection against the Constitution.

The officer ran a California plate, then folded the woman’s travel history into the grounds to search her car. She faced meth trafficking accusations. Judge Sara Hill held that the query went forward without a warrant and without probable cause, and described Flock’s system as a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance edging toward a dragnet.

Audit logs seen by 404 Media show more than 100,000 warrantless searches of the Flock system every month. The ruling arrives as cities and states weigh bans on the cameras and as separate court fights test how far officers may reach into plate data.

Flock has defended the network as a public safety tool and points to audit and access controls built into its platform. The company has also fought to keep a map of its camera locations out of public view.

The decision does not, on its own, bind other courts. But it hands plaintiffs a federal precedent as they argue that mass plate collection needs a warrant before police can look.

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