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Florida City Accused of Invading Driver Privacy With Automated License Plate Recognition Systems

Three residents of Marco Island, Florida, claim in a lawsuit filed Monday that the privacy of drivers in the area is being violated by the use of automated license plate recognition systems.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the lawsuit in federal court in Florida on behalf of Shannon Schemel, Stephen Overman, and Michael Tschida, who claim that this continuous monitoring of their movements in and out of the city is a violation of their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures…

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February 7, 2022


Originally Published in Courthouse News Service