Mass Tracking of Drivers Raises Privacy Concerns, Says ACLU

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Mass Tracking of Drivers Raises Privacy Concerns, Says ACLU

The mass tracking of drivers by the use of automatic license plate readers by police is raising privacy concerns, says a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union.

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greenpony

As libertarian as I claim to be, the public needs to be protected from government power, and the best way to do that is through legislation. So I'm with the ACLU on this one, that a standard set of rules is needed, applying to all departments in the country, defining the scope of what the data can be used for.