Federal class-action lawsuit filed against Flock Safety
A Georgia woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Flock Safety, alleging that their automated license plate readers are misused and provide inaccurate results.Summary
Grace Schulte, a Georgia woman, filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Flock Safety on August 25. The lawsuit claims that Flock Safety's automated license plate readers (ALPRs), colloquially known as "Flock cameras," are often misused by police for stalking and other personal reasons, rather than solely for crime prevention. It also alleges that the cameras frequently produce inaccurate results, leading to innocent people being targeted. Specific examples include a California incident where over 70% of stolen car alerts were misreads, and a Colorado woman wrongly accused of package theft. The lawsuit seeks damages for invasion of privacy and punitive damages, covering all individuals whose license plates were scanned by Flock cameras since January 1, 2024. Flock Safety had announced policy changes in August amid growing public scrutiny.
(Source：WIS10)