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Lawmakers question legality of Border Patrol license plate reader program
Senator Markey calls the Border Patrol program an invasive surveillance network that may violate constitutional rights by tracking millions of vehicle movements nationwide.
- Sen. Ed Markey questioned the legality of the Border Patrol's license plate reader program, calling it an invasive surveillance network that threatens privacy and civil liberties.
- The Border Patrol is running a program that monitors millions of American drivers nationwide to identify and detain those with suspicious travel patterns, using cameras to scan license plates and algorithms to flag vehicles.
- Critics argue that the large-scale collection system like license plate readers might be unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.
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