Smithtown Traffic Cameras
Stand Up for Your Privacy Rights — Share Your Story
If you drive through Smithtown, you’re not just going about your day—you’re being watched. Smithtown’s police department has installed cameras across the city that record and track your driving patterns.
This mass surveillance raises serious Fourth Amendment concerns. The Fourth Amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures, and it was designed to guard against fishing expeditions by government officials. But in today’s world, that doesn’t just mean protecting your home. The technology has evolved, and so have government surveillance tactics. Now, your movements across the entire city are being monitored without your consent or a warrant.
Do you drive in Smithtown? If so, every single movement you make is being watched—that’s not right.
What Can We Do About It?
Past court rulings have reinforced the notion that the government needs a warrant before it can track your movements or collect personal location data. The Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling on cell phone location data and the 2021 decision on Baltimore’s aerial surveillance underscore this principle.
The Constitution was designed to protect your rights from unchecked government power.
At the Institute for Justice, we believe that the government should not be able to track your movements without a warrant. As a non-profit civil liberties law firm, the Institute for Justice represents everyday people—free of charge—when the government violates their most important constitutional rights.
We’re looking for individuals who regularly drive in Smithtown who are concerned about their privacy and want to stand up for their Fourth Amendment rights.
If you’re concerned about mass surveillance and believe your privacy has been violated by the city’s camera system, we want to hear from you.
Please fill out the form below to share how Smithtown’s camera system has impacted you. Whether you live in Smithtown, regularly drive through the city to drop your kids at school or attend medical appointments, or because you drive for a living—your experience matters.
Together, we can challenge this unconstitutional invasion of privacy.
Do You Feel That Smithtown’s Traffic Cameras Violate Your Privacy?
Share what you’ve seen and help us understand how the system operates.
The Institute for Justice is a non-profit law firm and we may be able to help. Please fill out this form if you are interested in talking about your experience with us. As a non-profit organization, our services are always completely free.