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You are here: Home / Resources / What the Flock? How ALPR Surveillance Works, How It’s Abused, and How to Challenge It

What the Flock? How ALPR Surveillance Works, How It’s Abused, and How to Challenge It

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Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 3:00–4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Online | No CLE credit

Offered at no cost by NACDL to their members and non-members

Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are tracking vehicles across the country—collecting location data, creating detailed records of people’s movements, and increasingly becoming part of criminal investigations. But how does this technology actually work? How is law enforcement using it? And when ALPR-derived evidence shows up in your client’s case, how do you challenge it?

Sidney Thaxter, Senior Litigator with NACDL’s Fourth Amendment Center, will break down how ALPR surveillance technology like Flock works, how law enforcement accesses and uses the data, and the privacy and constitutional concerns it raises.

This Engage & Exchange session is being offered to both NACDL members and non-members at no charge, but participants must register here to receive the link and program materials.

Last Updated: August 19, 2026

Resource Category: Trainings

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