Critics say ICE is using the technology to sidestep sanctuary laws. Conservative and liberal lawmakers are pushing back.

Lawmakers in Olympia push for tighter controls on automatic license plate readers, citing privacy concerns and bipartisan ...

Jackson County lawmakers moved to continue to fund automatic license plate readers in the county. But some are concerned these devices are a violation of your 4th Amendment rights. We asked a critic, ...

When Anne Arundel County Police announced in August that their crime rates had dropped since the beginning of the year, they attributed it in part to the technology at their fingertips, including ...

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License plate readers scan cars at all times Credit: photo by Tony Webster / CC BY-SA 2.0 Activists and the Austin Police Department argued over the automated license plate reader program for years.

[DUBUQUE, Iowa] — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is raising concerns over the use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in Iowa. These cameras are increasingly being used in 48 ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut has called for a temporary moratorium on automated license plate readers throughout the state until lawmakers take action to regulate them, citing ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Police Department uses automatic license plate recognition cameras, known as ALPRs, to record vehicle and license plate data to help solve crimes such as carjacking, stolen ...

The ACLU of Iowa released a report today that indicates issues with how license plate readers in Iowa are regulated. The research was done by University of Iowa’s Technology Law Clinic. The ACLU says ...