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Worried about surveillance, states enact privacy laws and restrict license plate readers
- Recently, Democratic-led cities terminated contracts with Flock Safety last year, while at least five states blocked ICE access to driver's license records.
- Privacy advocates note that ALPRs can store plate reads for years, raising long-term risks, while reports and audit logs show local officers conducted searches on behalf of ICE.
- Flock Safety says its cameras run in more than 5,000 communities, connect to over 4,800 law enforcement agencies across 49 states, and log more than 20 billion plate reads monthly.
- Last year, conservative-led states including Arkansas, Idaho and Montana passed laws limiting access to surveillance data, with Republican state Sen. Daniel Emrich framing Montana's warrant protections as defending Fourth Amendment rights.
- Amid federal moves to centralize personal data, the Trump administration seeks to combine voter, license, and benefits records for deportation, while advocates warn this risks broader civil-rights erosion beyond immigrant communities.
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States are restricting license plate readers amid concerns over immigration enforcement
States are enacting privacy laws and restricting license plate readers as the Trump administration seeks personal data for deportation efforts. Liberal and conservative lawmakers are pushing back.
·Philadelphia, United States
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