America’s Surveillance Roadmap: The Expanding Use Of License Plate Surveillance

The rise of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) across the United States has triggered a growing wave of lawsuits, public outcry, and legislative debates, as concerns mount over their implications for privacy and civil liberties. These systems, like the one recently challenged in Norfolk, Virginia, by the Institute for Justice, are increasingly seen as a form of government surveillance that crosses constitutional boundaries, raising alarm among citizens and advocacy groups alike.

Legal Battles Over Warrantless Surveillance

The lawsuit against Norfolk's city officials and the use of a network of 170 ALPRs represents only one part of a broader legal pushback. Cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago have similarly adopted expansive license plate tracking systems, sparking lawsuits and calls for stricter regulation. Civil liberties groups argue that these networks infringe on Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, asserting that collecting and storing data on citizens' movements without probable cause amounts to "dragnet" surveillance.


In Virginia, the use of ALPRs has already been challenged before, with courts acknowledging concerns over the potential for misuse. Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Fairfax County after it was revealed that law enforcement retained ALPR data for years without any warrants, tracking individuals with no criminal background. The case echoed the concerns now being voiced in Norfolk, as plaintiffs in both cases argued that being monitored every time they drive amounts to a violation of their privacy rights.

Expanded Surveillance Capabilities and Privacy Risks
ALPRs are only one facet of the expanding surveillance infrastructure. Across the country, many cities are now implementing these devices with the assistance of private surveillance companies like Flock Safety, whose business model includes not only gathering license plate data but retaining it for extended periods--often up to 30 days.

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America's Surveillance Roadmap: The Expanding Use Of License Plate Surveillance

The rise of automated license plate readers across the United States has triggered a growing wave of lawsuits, public outcry, and legislative debates, as concerns mount over their implications for privacy and civil liberties.

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[Tall Timbers]

The "Patriot Act" needs to be rescinded/repealed and then all Federal agencies need to be overhauled and in some cases shut down.

 

[Shinobi]

Very few realized till recent years what the Patriot act was all about. They did not notice that a 271 page law was written run through the process of checks and final signature in a mere 45 days after 9/11. Since then we have seen things like this APLR, see something - say something civilian initiated surveillance, now know NSA digital surveillance, and many other attempts to gather and store data on everyone and for the most part people don't pay attention. For instance many grocery stores jumped on the customer courtesy card where they collected personal info, name, phone numbers of which most people give up their cell numbers a very trackable device. All the while using such cards ensure your every purchase is recorded.

Yet nothing will stop this slow walk to the MOB system we know will come to pass in the Tribulation. We can cry wolf all we want but it will not change that people are being tracked through multiple venues. But in the end those left behind will be living a real life 1984. It has to come to pass because it is in scripture so worrying about it now is too little too late. Best we can do is live our lives as normal as long as normal is not being involved in various activities such as political groups, social organizations that will likely bet attention in the future and most of all quit playing into all the many means of getting personal data. For example I went to get the air in my daughter's tire checked and topped off as I noticed the last time I moved her car the low pressure light was on. The sign says "Free Air." But to get free air you have to give up a phone number, and a name. So I gave them my childhood phone with a local area code and the name of my long deceased grandfather. Yeah I know it is a little less than honest but I did not have time to go in pitch a fit about false advertising with the sign of free air and then having to give up personal information. Expedience was more important at the time.

I know the time of the Rapture is soon but, that doesn't mean I have to play along with willingly allow people to violate my Constitutional rights. If you are worried about APLR then there are micro louvers like those use on computer monitors for privacy which can be cut down to size to fit over a license plate. Anything attempting to read the plate at angles of 30 degrees or more are extremely blurred. Anything over 60 degrees or more block it out. But from straight on the plate is visible no problem. Not saying anyone has to do that but if you are concerned enough it might be worth considering. Won't stop over all surveillance as long as you carry a smart phone because even then GPS tracking putting you where a license plate is strangely not visible is pretty much saying yet it was me.

For anyone interested the best way to be surveillance is to get off line, pay for everything in cash, and use land line pay phones if you can find them. With a surveillance system so pervasive as it is now you will likely miss something and they will still track you and collect data on you.

 

[Baby Yoda]

Very few realized till recent years what the Patriot act was all about. They did not notice that a 271 page law was written run through the process

"We had to pass it to see what was in it."

 

[Shinobi]

"We had to pass it to see what was in it."

Yep this is a statement of a college educated person. That is why I choose to remain considered and idiot without a degree. I like plain old wisdom over convoluted intelligence.