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ACLU's New Target: License Plate Trackers

Widespread use is threat to liberty, group says

By Liam Carnahan,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 31, 2012 5:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – ACLU affiliates in 38 states are filing requests with police agencies today to gather more info about Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs), which the group says are "fundamentally threatening our freedom on the open road." Police at the state and local level use...   Read full story »

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privacy • ACLU • Department of Homeland Security • Drug Enforcement Administration • license plates

 
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