EFF: Here’s Why You Can’t Trust What Cops and Companies Claim About Automated License Plate Readers
Here’s Why You Can’t Trust What Cops and Companies Claim About Automated License Plate Readers Shopping Centers Shut Down ALPR Program After Denying Data Was Shared with ICE. New Emails Show ICE Did Access Data Through a Fusion Center. In response to an ACLU report on how law enforcement agencies share information collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs) with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials have been quick to deny and obfuscate despite documentary evidence obtained directly from ICE itself through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Let’s be clear: you can’t trust what ALPR company Vigilant Solutions and its clients says. It’s time for higher authorities to conduct an audit. Through years of research spanning California (and beyond), EFF has discovered that agencies that access ALPR data are often ignorant or noncompliant when it comes to the transparency and accountability requirements of state law . Furthermore, their agreemen...