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Wisconsin Bill Aims to Limit Police Use of License Plate Readers
Laws & PolicyOpen the record →
License plate readers spark privacy, public safety debate
Council FightsOpen the record →
On the agenda: Deer Park City Council — License Plate Recognition (Nov 19)
The published agenda for the November 19, 2013 meeting contains: "License Plate Recognition". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen Regular Meeting — License Plate Reader (Aug 27)
The published agenda for the August 27, 2013 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader", "license plate reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
Nebraska license plate scanning raises technology, privacy, legal concerns
CoverageOpen the record →
National Archives bought $430,000 on license plate scanner that didn't even work
CoverageOpen the record →
License Plate Readers: Just Don’t Keep Data on Innocent People!
CoverageOpen the record →
License plate data not just for cops: Private companies are tracking your car
Misuse & AbuseOpen the record →
"Limited Only by the Imagination": The Need for Legal Limits on License Plate Reader Use
CoverageOpen the record →
ACLU raises privacy concerns about police technology tracking drivers - CNN.com
CoverageOpen the record →
Portland police use license plate scanners to investigate drivers
CoverageOpen the record →
License plate scanners have allowed police to log location and movement of millions
CoverageOpen the record →
License plate scanners face opposition
CoverageOpen the record →
Automatic License Plate Readers: A Threat To Americans' Privacy
CoverageOpen the record →
License-plate cameras track millions of Americans
CoverageOpen the record →
EFF Sues FBI For Access to Facial-Recognition Records
Courts & LawsuitsOpen the record →
Automated License Plate Readers Threaten Our Privacy
CoverageOpen the record →
After Boston: The pros and cons of surveillance cameras
CoverageOpen the record →
Wearing a Badge, and a Video Camera
CoverageOpen the record →
City of Jackson Mississippi Police Department Uses Genetec AutoVu LPR Technology to Fight Crime
CoverageOpen the record →
US Navy Selects PlateSmart® Exclusively to Help with Base Security and Investigations
CoverageOpen the record →
Vermont Legislature Considers Limiting Use of Automated License Plate Readers
Laws & PolicyOpen the record →
These Goofy-Looking Glasses Could Make You Invisible to Facial Recognition Technology
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Debate Over License Plate Readers Grows In Maryland
Council FightsOpen the record →
Landlord sought in Rockaways murder nabbed in Maryland by license plate reader
CoverageOpen the record →
License plate readers in wide use in Vermont
CoverageOpen the record →
New Tracking Frontier: Your License Plates
CoverageOpen the record →
Your car, tracked: the rapid rise of license plate readers
CoverageOpen the record →
ACLU files suit over info on license plate readers
CoverageOpen the record →
ACLU has concerns about police plate readers
CoverageOpen the record →
Microsoft and NYC deploy surveillance cameras / license plate reader network
New DeploymentsOpen the record →
License Plate Readers raise privacy concerns for ACLU
CoverageOpen the record →
What We Know About License Plate Tracking, What We Don't, And Our Plan to Find Out More
CoverageOpen the record →
West Fargo police make metro's first arrest using automated license plate reader
CoverageOpen the record →
License Plate Readers Spark Privacy Concerns
CoverageOpen the record →
Police call license plate scanners critical, but do they violate your privacy?
CoverageOpen the record →
Overland Park Police to Get License Plate Readers
CoverageOpen the record →
Mass surveillance system nicks drivers
CoverageOpen the record →
Police Can Scan Between the Lines with License Plate Readers
CoverageOpen the record →
MCPD Wants to Keep License Plate Data Indefinitely
CoverageOpen the record →
Police Say License Plate Scanners Could Have Saved Lives In The D.C. Beltway Attacks
CoverageOpen the record →
NYPD Defends Tactics Over Mosque Spying; Records Reveal New Details On Muslim Surveillance
CoverageOpen the record →
Taser unveils new wearable police cameras, starting with BART
CoverageOpen the record →
ShotSpotter recording of street argument raises potential privacy issues
Courts & LawsuitsOpen the record →
Facial Recognition and Privacy
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
License plate readers: A useful tool for police comes with privacy concerns
CoverageOpen the record →
Taser Axon, An On-Officer Head Camera, Wants To Make Everyone A Little More Liable
Axon & Real-Time Crime CentersOpen the record →
Report on the Evaluation of 2D Still-Image Face Recognition Algorithms
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Austin Police Department Introduces the Real Time Crime Center
Axon & Real-Time Crime CentersOpen the record →
JPD To Buy License Plate Readers
CoverageOpen the record →
License Plate Scanners
CoverageOpen the record →
Maine PD to test license plate scanners
CoverageOpen the record →
On the agenda: Springfield City Council Regular Meeting — License Plate Reader (Mar 21)
The published agenda for the March 21, 2011 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader", "Automated License Plate". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
License plate readers help cops catch more wanted motorists (With Video)
CoverageOpen the record →
New Developments In ALPR
CoverageOpen the record →
West Virginia State Police Tout License Plate Scanners
CoverageOpen the record →
Turk Telekom deploys traffic surveillance service in Ankara
New DeploymentsOpen the record →
License plate cameras let cops zero in on potential lawbreakers
CoverageOpen the record →
License Plate Readers Popping Up In NYC Suburbs
CoverageOpen the record →
License-plate readers becoming a fixture in local police arsenals
CoverageOpen the record →
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