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San Jose's 'Creepy' and 'Deeply Intrusive' ALPR Camera System Is Unconstitutional, a New Lawsuit Says

Reason · Joe Lancaster · April 16, 2026

Reason's coverage of the Institute for Justice San Jose lawsuit details how more than 1,000 SJPD employees can query Flock data with no warrant or probable cause, and how the system allows vehicle fingerprinting, journey mapping, and pattern-of-life analysis. The article frames San Jose's 474-camera network as a paradigm case for why warrantless ALPR dragnets violate the Fourth Amendment.

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