California

City of San Mateo Shutters Its Red Light Camera System

Jul

2019

City of San Mateo Shutters Its Red Light Camera System

The city of San Mateo is ditching its red light cameras and dismissing hundreds of citations after one of its cameras malfunctioned, city leaders said Thursday.

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Privacy Advocate Sues CoCo Sheriff's Deputies After License Plate Readers Target His Car Stolen

Feb

2019

License Plate Readers

Privacy Advocate Sues CoCo Sheriff's Deputies After License Plate Readers Target His Car Stolen

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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Jul

2018

License Plate Readers

ICE Reads Your License Plate

A chain of malls in California is using license plate reading technology to collect the numbers on cars in their parking lots, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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California Debuts 'Digital' License Plates. Here's What They'll Cost You.

Jun

2018

License Plates

California Debuts 'Digital' License Plates. Here's What They'll Cost You.

California's dramatic new license plate is hitting the streets -- a digital display board that allows changeable messages controlled by the driver or remotely by fleet managers.

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ACLU Files Lawsuit Against ICE Related to Its Use of License Plate Reader Databases

May

2018

License Plate Readers

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against ICE Related to Its Use of License Plate Reader Databases

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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