Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs)

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United States v. Yang - Ninth Circuit Opinion (ALPRs)

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Document | May 5, 2020

Commonwealth v. McCarthy - Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (ALPRs)

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The Ethics Board of One of the Largest Vendors of Police Tech Makes the Case Against ALPRs

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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs)—a mass surveillance technology that allows law enforcement to record the location and travel patterns of nearly every driver on the road—are poorly regulated, threaten privacy, and worsen the racial and economic inequalities already ingrained in our justice system. That’s what EFF and other...

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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | October 28, 2019

The Ethics Board of One of the Largest Vendors of Police Tech Makes the Case Against ALPRs

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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | October 28, 2019

The Ethics Board of One of the Largest Vendors of Police Tech Makes the Case Against ALPRs

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EFF Amicus Brief—People v. Gonzales—ALPRs

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Deeplinks Blog by Nathan Sheard, Jennifer Lynch | April 16, 2019

Victory! Fairfax, Virginia Judge Finds That Local Police Use of ALPR Violates the State’s Data Act

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Thanks to a recent ruling by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Smith, drivers in Fairfax County, Virginia need not worry that local police are maintaining ALPR records of their travels for work, prayer, protest or play. Earlier this month, Judge Smith ordered an injunction against the...

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Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | February 16, 2018

EFF and MuckRock Are Filing a Thousand Public Records Requests About ALPR Data Sharing

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EFF and MuckRock have a launched a new public records campaign to reveal how much data law enforcement agencies have collected using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and are sharing with each other. Over the next few weeks, the two organizations are filing approximately 1,000 public records requests with agencies...