Data Privacy
Sep. 25, 2026
Judge questions privacy harm in Flock license-plate tracking lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria questioned whether Californians challenging Flock's collection and sharing of license-plate data suffered a concrete privacy injury, raising the possibility that the case could return to state court.
A federal judge appeared skeptical Thursday that Californians challenging Flock Group Inc.'s vast license-plate tracking network have suffered the kind of concrete privacy harm needed to pursue their claims in federal court.
"What's the injury?" U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria asked Edelson PC associate Michael F. Terlep, who represents the plaintiffs, during a hearing in San Francisco.
The plaintiffs contend that Flock's automated license plate r...
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