California’s Attorney General is suing the city of El Cajon for its persistent and unlawful sharing of automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with law enforcement agencies across the country. The lawsuit, filed by AG Rob Bonta, argues that El Cajon’s policy violates Senate Bill 34, a state privacy law designed to prevent such data from being used by out-of-state agencies for purposes like immigration enforcement or monitoring individuals from states with abortion bans. Despite warnings, the El Cajon Police Department continued to provide ALPR access to agencies in over 20 states. Privacy advocates from the EFF have condemned the city as a reckless holdout, putting state residents at risk. The city’s mayor dismissed the suit as politically motivated, claiming the data sharing is for fighting crime and that the law is unclear.