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Jul
2019
License plate readers posted at both entrances to an upscale Aurora neighborhood snapped pictures of passing cars Wednesday, recording the type, color and license plate number of each vehicle and inputting that information into a database.
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Jul
2019
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Jul
2019
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Jul
2019
[A]s the technology has matured, it's gotten in the hands of organizations that, five years ago, would never have been able to consider it. Small-town police departments can suddenly afford to conduct surveillance at a massive scale.
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Jul
2019
As part of the training for the ALPR systems, Chandler officers are taught to "grid" neighborhoods during their downtime – systematically driving up and down every street in an area, indiscriminately scooping up information on vehicles -- not because of any suspected criminal activity, but because the information might be useful in future criminal investigations.
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09
Jul
2019
ICE has full-blown access to license plate databases around the nation, as well as its own direct hookup to the largest ALPR database itself -- the one compiled by ALPR manufacturer Vigilant.
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Jul
2019
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Feb
2019
Brian Hofer has worked for the last half decade on defending citizens' rights to privacy and creating tighter oversight surrounding the use of mass surveillance techniques and technology.
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Dec
2018
The camera mounts on a vehicle providing a 180-degree angle view, combining the camera, with speed and distance tracking, as well as proof the emergency lights were flashing making evidence gathering, a warning or a citation possible.
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