Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches
Mass surveillance gets stupider.
In a recent legal victory, a federal jury in Texas awarded $76 to Alek Schott, a Houston resident, following what he claimed was a bogus traffic stop enabled by an "AI-powered" license plate reader (ALPR) that led to improper drug searches. Schott's attorneys argued that the Bexar County and its sheriff's department had engaged in an "unconstitutional traffic stop scheme," leading to his detention for a total of 76 minutes.
In a statement, Schott expressed his satisfaction with the ruling, stating that after lodging a complaint with the Sheriff's Office, the department had dismissed his concerns, prompting him to pursue legal action.
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