{"id":108,"date":"2026-10-23T01:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickettrap.ai\/blog\/georgia-woman-flock-safety-alpr-class-action\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:37:24","slug":"georgia-woman-flock-safety-alpr-class-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickettrap.ai\/blog\/georgia-woman-flock-safety-alpr-class-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Woman Files Class Action Suit Against Flock Safety Over ALPR Network"},"content":{"rendered":"
Updated October 23, 2026 at 1:35 AM ET<\/em><\/div>\n

Drivers covered by Flock Safety’s license plate reader network can now examine the allegations, data practices and court claims in a federal class-action lawsuit. The suit says Flock operates more than 120,000 automatic license plate reader cameras and stores billions of vehicle scans each month, while raising questions about accuracy, access and data retention.<\/p>\n

Atlanta News First<\/a> reported that Grace Schulte of Dahlonega, Georgia, filed the lawsuit on Aug. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Flock Safety has not yet filed a formal response in federal court.<\/p>\n

What happened<\/h2>\n

A federal class-action lawsuit alleges that Flock Safety’s nationwide automatic license plate reader network captures and stores identifying information from ordinary driving. The complaint, filed Aug. 25, says the system operates more than 120,000 cameras and records billions of vehicle scans each month.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit does not amount to a judicial finding that Flock violated the law. It alleges invasion of privacy, negligence, negligent design, failure to warn and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and asks the court to certify a nationwide class and award damages and injunctive relief.<\/p>\n

Are you affected?<\/h2>\n

The proposed class covers everyone in the United States whose license plate data Flock has collected since Jan. 1, 2024. The complaint alleges Flock cameras capture high-resolution vehicle images, record precise locations and timestamps, and often photograph drivers and passengers. Law enforcement agencies may also share access to those files.<\/p>\n

The complaint cites mid-2026 Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrests of police personnel accused of using Flock data for unauthorized personal tracking. Drivers who want to determine whether their plate was scanned should check the notice or disclosure process provided by the agency or organization operating the camera, although the source does not describe a universal lookup process.<\/p>\n

What to do now<\/h2>\n
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  2. Review the notice or disclosure process from the agency operating any Flock camera on routes you travel.<\/li>\n
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  4. Ask the agency what type of data it collected, whether it shared the data with other agencies, and how long it retained the information.<\/li>\n
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  6. Preserve any notice, correspondence or case number provided by the agency concerning a vehicle scan or data-sharing request.<\/li>\n
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  8. Consider consulting a lawyer about whether the allegations in the nationwide class action apply to your records.<\/li>\n
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  10. Monitor the federal court docket for the complaint and any response from Flock Safety.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How does Flock Safety’s ALPR network work?<\/h2>\n

    The system is designed to read license plates and record vehicle movements across a large network. According to the complaint, Flock’s integrated camera and software platform captures high-resolution vehicle images, pins precise locations and stores timestamps. The system can also photograph occupants inside vehicles.<\/p>\n

    The lawsuit says law enforcement users can share files, which may allow authorized agencies to track a vehicle outside their own jurisdictions. The proposed nationwide network has become a central issue in the dispute because the complaint alleges that routine travel can create a detailed record of a person’s movements.<\/p>\n

    Flock Safety is headquartered in Atlanta. The source describes its network as operating across the country and says it runs more than 120,000 ALPR cameras.<\/p>\n

    What does the lawsuit say about accuracy?<\/h2>\n

    The complaint raises concerns about misread license plates and the volume of automated alerts. It cites a case in Roseville, California, where local police reported that Flock cameras misread license plates in 71% of automated alerts sent to officers.<\/p>\n

    The lawsuit also discusses Flock’s claimed accuracy under optimal conditions, which it places at 93% to 96%. At a reported scale of 20 billion monthly reads, the complaint calculates that as many as 1.4 billion inaccurate records could enter the network each month even if the system achieves those optimal-condition accuracy levels.<\/p>\n

    These figures are allegations and calculations presented in the complaint. The source does not say that a court has accepted them as findings of fact.<\/p>\n

    Who can share access to the data?<\/h2>\n

    The lawsuit alleges that law enforcement agencies can share access to Flock files. It also points to recent Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrests of police personnel accused of unauthorized personal tracking.<\/p>\n

    The complaint describes those incidents as part of a recurring pattern and says Flock treats them as isolated misconduct by \u201cbad apples.\u201d Flock announced in early August that it would require all law enforcement customers to adopt an \u201caudit assistance\u201d feature by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n

    The company said the tool, launched earlier in 2026, uses machine learning to identify abnormal search patterns for review by administrators. The feature is intended to help identify unusual database searches, but the lawsuit asks the court to address broader concerns about safeguards and access controls.<\/p>\n

    What are Flock Safety’s retention and lawsuit changes?<\/h2>\n

    Flock Safety announced in early August that it would change its default data-retention period from 30 days to seven days. The company also said law enforcement customers would have to adopt the audit assistance feature by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n

    Those company announcements came before the lawsuit was filed on Aug. 25. The source does not state whether the changes affect the proposed class period, which began Jan. 1, 2024, or whether they resolve any of the complaint’s claims.<\/p>\n

    What relief does the lawsuit seek?<\/h2>\n

    Schulte wants to represent a nationwide class of people in the United States whose license plate data Flock has collected since Jan. 1, 2024. The five-count complaint seeks class certification, compensatory damages, consequential damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief.<\/p>\n

    The requested injunction would address what the lawsuit describes as systemic architectural gaps in Flock’s safeguard systems. Flock Safety has not yet filed a formal response to the complaint in federal court, so the allegations remain disputed claims at this stage.<\/p>\n

    FAQ<\/h2>\n

    What is Flock Safety’s ALPR network?<\/h3>\n

    It is a nationwide network of more than 120,000 automatic license plate reader cameras that records vehicle information, including high-resolution images, locations and timestamps. The source says the system can also photograph drivers and passengers.<\/p>\n

    Who is covered by the proposed Flock Safety lawsuit?<\/h3>\n

    The proposed nationwide class covers people in the United States whose license plate data has been collected by Flock since Jan. 1, 2024.<\/p>\n

    What is Flock Safety changing?<\/h3>\n

    Flock Safety announced that it would reduce its default data-retention period from 30 days to seven days and require all law enforcement customers to adopt its audit assistance feature by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n