License Plate Scanners: Surveillance on Your Smartphone
License plate scanners aren’t just for the surveillance state anymore. According to a story published by Bloomberg Business Week, your neighbors might have already added the devices to their home security system. Here’s the explanation: Maryland-based Rekor Systems...
Private Company Builds National License Plate Tracking System for Cops
My heart sank when CNN 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...
Massachusetts Committee Passes Bill to Limit ALPR Use, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program
BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 19, 2020) – Yesterday, a Massachusetts joint legislative committee passed a bill that would put strict limitations on the use of automated license plate reader systems (ALPRs) by the state. Passage into law would also place significant roadblocks...