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EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms

Published August 26, 2026 · EFF Deeplinks

EFF has laid out its stance against automated license plate readers, arguing that the cameras log the movements of all drivers into searchable location databases accessible to police, immigration authorities, and private companies. The group contends this kind of blanket tracking cannot be fixed through policy tweaks and should be dismantled. In the meantime, it is pushing courts and state lawmakers to require warrants and mandate that collected records be deleted quickly.

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