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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

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A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

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One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.

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    Hope it passes but somehow I doubt it. Next do facial recognition.

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      They call them ‘License plate trackers’ but they also look at faces.

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        Flock cameras you mean? I did not know this.

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          They also can identify and track vehicles based off things like bumper stickers, dents/damage. And identify people across different cameras by outfit, physical characteristics, and walking gait.

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