Comment No government surveillance without a warrant (Score 5, Insightful) 114
This company exists for its public surveillance contracts with LEOs nationwide. Thus it is government surveillance prior to a warrant. Does not matter that it is outsourced to a private company, for-profit or not.
I believe any warrant for such data should exclude any data gathered before the warrant was signed by a judge.
The Flock company is in damage-control mode. The ones charged were probably just sacrificial for the purpose of building the illusion of accountability with the public.