Private Company Builds National License Plate Tracking System for Cops
My heart sank when CNNย reported that Flock Safety had created a national license plate tracking program. Flock Safety’s business model has been profiting from peoples’ fears about crime for years. Flock Safety has turned fear and suspicion into a national...
U.S. Border Patrol Set to Significantly Expand License Plate Surveillance With Third-Party Vendor
A privacy impact assessment (PIA) released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week revealed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin accessing commercially available license plate images and vehicle locations as part of its rapidly...
License Plate Tracking at Churches in Kentucky?
In Kentucky over the weekend, people who attended an in-person church service or any mass gathering were subject to having their license plates recorded and a follow-up order to isolate for 14 days. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to see how this power...