Another Woman Sues Flock For Mistaken Crime Accusation By Police - and for Surveillance
Last week a Florida woman sued Flock over its role in police officer accusing her of a crime she didn't commit But she's not the only one suing Flock over mistaken accusations, reports Gizmodo: . A Ring video of a Colorado woman being handed a criminal summons for a porch-package theft she did not commit recently went viral after the accusation rested on a Flock Safety automated license plate…
A Florida woman has joined Colorado resident Chrisanna Elser in suing Flock Safety, the company behind automated license plate readers, over mistaken crime accusations and surveillance practices. Elser claims her vehicle was falsely flagged by Flock's technology, leading to a wrongful criminal accusation by a police officer. In her lawsuit, Elser seeks the deletion of her location data from Flock's system and stricter regulations on how warrantless surveillance is conducted.
Flock has responded by asserting the accuracy of its technology and its intention to defend itself in the litigation.
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