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> "Fourth Amendment case law overwhelmingly shows that license plate readers do not constitute a warrantless search because they take photos of cars in public a
by CrimsonCape 2y ago
> "Fourth Amendment case law overwhelmingly shows that license plate readers do not constitute a warrantless search because they take photos of cars in public and cannot continuously track the movements of any individual," Flock Safety said.
Case law regarding license plate readers might apply when cameras cannot continuously track the movement, but the point of the lawsuit is that the cameras gather footage 24/7 and then the footage gets analyzed, mapped, etc. such that you can track the movement.
- legitster 2y agoThe key phrase they used is "track the movement of any individual". So the state has a legal right to track where cars go, but not necessarily where the drivers/passengers go. It's mostly going to be a semantic difference in situations with a lone driver, but if it's a shared vehicle all the drivers enjoy plausible deniability.