Today, EFF and @MuckRock are releasing records from 200 police agencies using automated license plate readers to track drivers.
What we learned about this unprecedented scale of data collection—2.5-billion scans over 2 years—should alarm every driver. eff.org/pages/automate…
What we learned about this unprecedented scale of data collection—2.5-billion scans over 2 years—should alarm every driver. eff.org/pages/automate…
Automated license plate readers spy on everyone, regardless of whether you are tied to a crime. In fact, the data indicates that more than 99.5% of the license plate scans weren't connected to a public safety interest at the time they were captured. 
Your local police may also be sharing automated license plate reader data far and wide. At least 10 law enforcement agencies on our list were sharing with more than 800 other government offices nationwide.
