Judge dismisses case alleging use of Flock cameras in Virginia city is unconstitutional

A Virginia federal judge upheld Norfolk’s warrantless use of 176 Flock ALPR cameras, ruling the network’s scale and 21-day rolling data window do not constitute pervasive tracking under Fourth Amendment precedents like Carpenter and the 4th Circuit’s aerial surveillance case. The opinion cites relatively infrequent, widely spaced plate captures that don’t reveal full travel patterns; meanwhile, privacy concerns have led some cities to terminate Flock contracts, and the plaintiffs plan to appeal.