A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging San Jose\u2019s network of license plate reader cameras, dealing a legal setback to opponents of a technology used to fight crime that has divided the city\u2019s residents over fears of dragnet surveillance.<\/p>\n
In a ruling delivered Friday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey El-Hajj rejected arguments that the city\u2019s practice of allowing warrantless police searches of its automated license plate reader (ALPR) data \u2014 derived from a network of more than 500 devices scattered across town \u2014 violates the California Constitution\u2019s guarantee of privacy rights and prohibition on unreasonable searches. The ruling follows the lead of an earlier decision from a California Appellate Court that found drivers have no reasonable expectation of privacy when traveling through public streets.<\/p>\n
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