Hypothetical question
Real talk: so I just found out my office parking garage (managed by a national parking company) installed Flock Safety ALPR cameras at every entrance and exit. They're scanning every license plate that enters and exits the facility. I only discovered this because I noticed the cameras and Googled the model number.
There was zero notice to parkers — no signage, nothing in the parking agreement I signed when I got my monthly pass last year.
I know there was a recent ruling in California (Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts) that touched on this exact issue. Does anyone know where this stands legally? I'm particularly concerned about:
- Where does this data go and how long is it retained?
- Flock Safety shares data with law enforcement through their FLUX network — does that change the analysis?
- Is there any obligation to notify parkers that their plates are being scanned?
This feels like a massive privacy issue that most people don't even know about.