California’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the city of El Cajon, alleging illegal searches of a license plate reader database by police officers. The case highlights concerns over cross-state database access and the privacy of Californians, especially regarding outside jurisdiction searches. #FlockSafety #ALPRDatabase
Keypoints
- California’s law restricts police from accessing ALPR data for federal or out-of-state law enforcement.
- El Cajon police are accused of repeatedly searching a Flock Safety database on behalf of other states.
- The lawsuit aims to stop these searches and clarify the legal interpretation of California law.
- The use of Flock’s ALPR technology has raised privacy concerns and controversy in several police departments.
- More than 6,000 U.S. cities have installed Flock’s ALPR cameras, increasing the scope of data sharing and privacy risks.
Read More: https://therecord.media/california-lawsuit-el-cajon-police-out-of-state-searches-flock-database