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by filup 34 days ago
It hasn't been articulated in court. But what flock has essentially done is created a GPS system without satilites.

See Jones vs USA.

Sufficiently saturated ALPRs across the country give you the same capability of GPS. Without GPS.

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Jones vs USA involved physically interacting with a person's vehicle. Furthermore, the device would track users even if they were on private property.

By comparison Flock only operates in public, in places that are in plain view.