News & Commentary about Automatic License Plate Readers
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Jul 22, 2013
Use of Automated License Plate Readers Expanding in Northern California, and Data is Shared With Feds
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Jul 19, 2013
"Limited Only by the Imagination": The Need for Legal Limits on License Plate Reader Use
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Jul 18, 2013
State secrecy and opaque funding programs cloud public's understanding of federal grants for surveillance gear
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Jul 17, 2013
Police Documents on License Plate Scanners Reveal Mass Tracking
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Jan 10, 2013
Report: 85 Percent Of Law Enforcement Agencies Will Have License Plate Readers Within The Next Five Years
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Oct 16, 2012
Police “Google Searches” Through Our Location History? No Thanks
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Oct 5, 2012
Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (10/5/12)
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Sep 27, 2012
Boston Police Store License Plate Data For “Intelligence” Purposes
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Sep 25, 2012
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies for Records on License Plate Tracking
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Sep 19, 2012
When Privacy Gets Personal For Policymakers