Erickson challenges Motive's plate-data collection under California law
Christian EricksonCalifornia plaintiff, through the jointly filed complaint
Erickson challenges Motive's alleged plate-data collection under privacy and ALPR law.
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Motive violated the drivers' privacy by collecting and aggregating their vehicle-tracking data without required disclosures.
“Motive’s use of ALPRs is not just an invasion of privacy, but also a violation of the ALPR Law”
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Motive disputes drivers' privacy lawsuit over AI license-plate collection
Adam Dean and Christian Erickson allege that Motive collected and aggregated their plate and location data without required disclosures. Motive disputes that its license-plate system could have captured them during the alleged period and argues that public plates and road travel carry no protected privacy interest.
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The proposed class-action complaint states the plaintiffs' allegations about plate and location collection. It does not establish that the collection occurred.
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Motive disputes exposure to its license-plate system and argues that the claims fail on privacy, injury and other legal grounds.
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The joint complaint criticizes collection and aggregation without required disclosures. Its ALPR-law count is brought for Erickson and the California subclass; Dean brings a separate common-law privacy claim.
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Motive disputes both the plaintiffs' exposure and the legal sufficiency of their claims.
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The complaint criticizes the alleged collection as an invasion of privacy.
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