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https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/04/using-technology-like-license-plate-readers-to-fight-crimes-protects-georgians/
Opinion: Chris Carr says Georgia law enforcement needs license plate readers
Apr 27, 2026 - Georgia has sided in court cases with communities that seek to use license plate readers responsibly in law enforcement's crime fighting.
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https://bendbulletin.com/2026/04/23/a-new-oregon-law-regulates-police-use-of-license-plate-readers-heres-how-it-works/
A new Oregon law regulates police use of license plate readers. Here’s how it works | The Bulletin
Apr 23, 2026 - The legislation empowers Oregonians to sue technology vendors who violate the law’s privacy protections Oregonians will soon be able to sue private companies...
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https://www.eff.org/cases/automated-license-plate-readers
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) | Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF and the ACLU of Southern California each sent California Public Records Act requests to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County...
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https://www.police1.com/flock-safety-license-plate-readers-grant-assistance/
Flock Safety - License Plate Readers Grant Assistance Program
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https://www.oregonobserver.com/news/government/county-board-cuts-funding-for-license-plate-readers/article_241600fd-ff18-40e0-a22a-0be7263834b0.html
County board cuts funding for license plate readers | Government | oregonobserver.com
Last week, the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved 2025 RES-403, amending the 2026 county budget to remove $80,000 in funding for the Dane County...
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https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/location-tracking/automatic-license-plate-readers
Automatic License Plate Readers | American Civil Liberties Union
Jun 17, 2025 - The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the...
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https://www.policingproject.org/news-main/2026/2/11/op-ed-ice-is-failing-the-legitimacy-test-tm9s8
Op-ed: Guardrails needed for automated license plate readers — The Policing Project
Feb 11, 2026 - Read an op-ed authored by Policing Project counsel Anita Yandle on February 3, 2026 in the Seattle Times. Thanks to a bill before the state Senate, Washington...
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https://gazette.com/2026/04/23/guest-column-license-plate-readers-are-a-critical-public-safety-tool/
GUEST COLUMN: License plate readers are a critical public safety tool - Colorado Springs Gazette
Apr 23, 2026 - Public safety is the most fundamental responsibility of local government. Every day in Colorado Springs, I see that responsibility lived out by the women and...
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/cybertruck-explosion-how-tesla-charging-stations-license-plate-readers-aided-law-enforcement
Cybertruck explosion: How Tesla charging stations, license plate readers aided investigation | Fox...
Jan 3, 2025 - License plate reading technology and cameras at Tesla charging stations helped law enforcement officials trace the path of the Cybertruck that exploded in Las...
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https://www.denverpost.com/2026/04/02/denver-license-plate-readers-public-safety-letters/
License plate readers are a good and valid tool for public safety in Colorado
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https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/automated-license-plate-readers-and-the-fourth-amendment-a-public-safety-by-design-perspective-from-flock
Automated License Plate Readers and the Fourth Amendment: A Public‑Safety‑by‑Design Perspective...
This white paper outlines how a modern Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR, also referred to as LPR) system operate, why Flock’s implementation is consistent...
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https://www.kvue.com/article/news/police/austin-city-council-license-plate-readers/269-c86f788c-a27b-4c28-9084-829964d5ce3c
Austin City Council approves resolutions on license plate readers | kvue.com
An automated license plate reader is a camera that snaps a photo of every vehicle passing by, along with a timestamp.
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https://www.govtech.com/policy/new-washington-law-regulates-license-plate-readers
New Washington Law Regulates License Plate Readers
The governor has now signed the law, which bars the federal government and agencies outside of Washington from accessing data generated by the cameras that are...
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https://www.denver7.com/news/360/colorado-communities-give-the-green-light-to-license-plate-readers-advocates-want-to-pump-the-brakes
Communities give green light to plate readers, advocates want to pump the brakes
May 13, 2024 - Privacy concerns are being weighed against what law enforcement calls an effective way to keep communities safe. Denver7 360 breaks down multiple perspectives...
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https://www.dot.ga.gov/GDOT/Pages/ALPR.aspx
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR)
Georgia Department of Transportation
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https://apnews.com/article/license-plate-readers-surveillance-ice-dhs-db848b1498c55f3c1b3ee1a107dacd10
Advocacy groups urge California's Newsom to remove covert license plate readers | AP News
Feb 11, 2026 - More than two dozen privacy groups are urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to remove covert license plate readers in southern California.
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https://www.wired.com/story/ai-license-plate-readers-cheaper-drive-carefully/
AI License Plate Readers Are Cheaper—So Drive Carefully | WIRED
Jan 27, 2020 - Police can add computer-vision software to ordinary security cameras for as little as $50 a month.
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https://reason.com/2026/02/18/was-it-a-coincidental-traffic-stop-or-ai-powered-surveillance/
Police used license plate readers to track a former drug offender in Nebraska
Feb 18, 2026 - Nebraska deputies tracked Seth Ferranti with license plate readers before a marijuana stop, raising Fourth Amendment concerns.
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https://www.aclu.org/documents/you-are-being-tracked-how-license-plate-readers-are-being-used-record-americans-movements
You Are Being Tracked: How License Plate Readers Are Being Used to Record Americans' Movements |...
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https://www.veronapress.com/news/government/county-board-cuts-funding-for-license-plate-readers/article_06719728-d79b-49e9-bceb-03d11b00d21a.html
County board cuts funding for license plate readers | Government | veronapress.com
Last week, the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved 2025 RES-403, amending the 2026 county budget to remove $80,000 in funding for the Dane County...
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https://sls.eff.org/technologies/automated-license-plate-readers-alprs
Automated License Plate Readers
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that are typically mounted on street poles, streetlights, highway...
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https://www.wskg.org/regional-news/2026-04-21/tompkins-county-votes-to-end-use-of-automatic-license-plate-readers
Tompkins County votes to end use of automatic license plate readers
Apr 21, 2026 - The city of Ithaca also ended its relationship with Flock Safety after public outcry in early March.
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https://woodburnindependent.com/2026/04/23/a-new-oregon-law-regulates-police-use-of-license-plate-readers-heres-how-it-works/
A new Oregon law regulates police use of license plate readers. Here’s how it works | Woodburn...
Apr 23, 2026 - The legislation empowers Oregonians to sue technology vendors who violate the law’s privacy protections Oregonians will soon be able to sue private companies...
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-identify-automated-license-plate-readers-us-mexico-border
How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico Border | Electronic Frontier...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a...
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