Why this matters
Automated license plate readers can create searchable records of vehicle locations. This investigation focuses on how local agencies acquire, use, retain, share and oversee that information.
Current jurisdictions
Countywide questions
- How many cameras are deployed?
- Which vendors and contracts govern them?
- What retention periods apply?
- Who can search local data?
- Which outside networks are accessible?
- Which agencies receive local data?
- How are searches audited?
- What public oversight exists?
Evidence standard
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