News & Commentary about Automatic License Plate Readers
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Dec 12, 2013
Mass Location Tracking: It’s Not Just For the NSA
Dec 5, 2013
Meet Jack: What The Government Could Do With All That Location Data
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Nov 18, 2013
Cops outraged about GPS tracking plans in Boston
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Nov 1, 2013
Capability is Driving Policy, Not Just at the NSA But Also in Police Departments
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Oct 8, 2013
Virginia State Police Used License Plate Readers At Political Rallies, Built Huge Database
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Sep 9, 2013
Does your local government have a “black budget” too?
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Jul 26, 2013
From the NSA to License Plate Readers: Are We to Have a “Collect it All” Society?
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Jul 24, 2013
License Plate Readers: Just Don’t Keep Data on Innocent People!
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Jul 23, 2013
The Chilling Effects of License-Plate Location Tracking