This report provides an overview of what the ACLU has learned about license plate readers: what their capabilities are, how they are being used, and why they raise privacy issues of critical importance. We close by offering specific recommendations designed to allow law enforcement agencies to use license plate readers for legitimate purposes without subjecting Americans to the permanent recording of their every movement.
Pages
37
Publisher
American Civil Liberties Union
Release
July 01, 2013
You Are Being Tracked; How License Plate Readers Are Being Used To Record Americans’ Movemen
This report provides an overview of what the ACLU has learned about license plate readers: what their capabilities are, how they are being used, and why they raise privacy issues of critical importance. We close by offering specific recommendations designed to allow law enforcement agencies to use license plate readers for legitimate purposes without subjecting Americans to the permanent recording of their every movement.