There is growing national momentum against ALPR mass surveillance. In the past…

Electronic Frontier Foundation@mastodon.social · 2026-09-01 06:33

There is growing national momentum against ALPR mass surveillance. In the past year, dozens of cities have ended their contracts with Flock and other vendors. In the past week, Florida has ordered the removal of ALPRs from some roads, and Texas has ended its funding of city ALPRs. https://www.wesh.com/article/license-plate-readers-removed-from-state-roads-fdot/73572906

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Electronic Frontier Foundation@mastodon.social 2026-09-01 06:34

EFF will continue to work with community groups to keep ALPRs off their streets, and urge judges and state legislators to impose enforceable restraints on this mass surveillance. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/effs-policy-position-alpr-surveillance-eliminate-it-and-reduce-its-harms

EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms

Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) build a searchable map of everywhere a driver goes, fed into databases that police, ICE, and private vendors can query after the fact. Networked across a city, ALPRs are purpose-built to track everyone regardless of suspicion. ALPRs are not a surveillance...