US EditionCA DOJ Sues El Cajon over Automated License Plate Reader Data Sharing
California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges El Cajon Police violated SB 34 by sharing license plate data with agencies in over two dozen states, risking privacy and immigrant safety.
- Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday sued the City of El Cajon in San Diego Superior Court, accusing the El Cajon Police Department of unlawfully sharing ALPR data with out-of-state and federal agencies and asking a judge to stop the practice.
- SB 34 bars sharing ALPR data with out-of-state agencies to keep Californians' information in-state, and the Attorney General's October 2023 bulletin first raised compliance questions.
- The El Cajon Police Department's Flock Safety ALPR system, with roughly 100 cameras, captures license plates, logs details, and has been reported to share data with law enforcement in multiple states, though specifics are disputed.
- The Attorney General warned the practice jeopardizes privacy and safety, noting there is no state oversight of ALPR data once it leaves California, risking immigrant communities, women seeking reproductive care and protesters.
- El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells and Police Chief Jeremiah Larson defend sharing ALPR data as lawful and vital, and Flock Safety recently paused a federal pilot amid data use confusion.
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CA DOJ sues El Cajon over automated license plate reader data sharing
EL CAJON, Calif. (KESQ) - The California Attorney General's Office sued the city of El Cajon today for allegedly violating state law by sharing automated license plate reader data with federal authorities and law enforcement officials in more than two dozen other states. The lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges El Cajon has flouted Senate Bill 34, a 2015 law prohibiting ALPR-data sharing with out-of-state law enforcement agencies de…
California sues El Cajon over license plate reader data sharing
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The state of California is now suing the City of El Cajon. Attorney General Rob Bonta says the police department is using license plate readers to share information with out of state agencies. Because of that, he says rights are being violated as that information could help federal agents track immigrants. The mayor of EL Cajon says that is simply not true. "We've had multiple conversations with El Cajon and they are st…
California attorney general sues El Cajon for sharing license plate data out of state
The California Attorney General’s Office sued El Cajon on Friday, looking to force its police department to stop sharing access to data collected from automated license plate readers with other states. The suit, filed in San Diego Superior Court, asks the court to declare El Cajon’s practice of sharing data outside of California unlawful and alleges that El Cajon has shared data with law enforcement agencies in roughly two dozen states. “Unfortu…
El Cajon sued by California over police surveillance data
California limits how police store and share data they collect with automated license plate readers to protect residents’ privacy. The state is suing El Cajon, alleging it’s misusing that data. This content California sues El Cajon over surveillance data, warns it can be shared with federal agencies appeared first on inewsource.
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California sues city over surveillance data, warns it can be shared with federal agencies
California limits how police store and share data they collect with automated license plate readers. The state is suing El Cajon, alleging it's misusing that data.
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