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Omnipresent License Plate Readers Enable Unconstitutional âDragnet Surveillance Program,' Lawsuit Says

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Institute for Justice , a civil liberties organization, is suing the city of Norfolk , Virginia over its use of Flock cameras, automated license plate readers.

Images are stored in a database for 30 days before being destroyed but can be downloaded within that timeframe and preserved indefinitely.

The organization says the cameras violate citizen’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure.

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semi-formal

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English

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