# Federal judge rules warrantless Flock camera searches may violate 4th Amendment

> Source: <https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6127775-fourth-amendment-flock-camera-ruling/>
> Published: 2026-10-03 21:43:14+00:00

An Oklahoma federal judge ruled Friday that warrantless searches using AI-powered surveillance camera data, such as what Flock Safety’s hallmark technology collects, may violate the Fourth Amendment without adequate probable cause. “Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign concept in our society, and it is a reasonable expectation that society…