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Our Take

Credit to DarkHorse Productions Florida for catching this one on camera: a repossession vehicle cruising traffic with what looks like automated license plate reader gear bolted on. It's a small clip, but it captures something a lot of people miss when they think about ALPR surveillance — they picture Flock Safety poles at intersections, not unmarked cars driving past your house, your job, your kid's school, scanning every plate they pass.

Repo and tow companies have used mobile ALPR for years, often through data brokers like Digital Recognition Network, which hoover up millions of plate scans and timestamps and resell that location history to banks, insurers, debt collectors, and sometimes law enforcement. There's no warrant involved, no public meeting where residents got a say, and often no easy way to find out who's buying your movement history. It's the same mass-surveillance logic as fixed ALPR networks — just wearing a different badge.

This is exactly why mapping and transparency matter. Fixed cameras get documented; check our map to see what's already been spotted near you. Mobile units are harder to track, but the more people film and report sightings like this one, the clearer the picture gets. If you want to push back on ALPR expansion in your city, start with our take-action guide.