Across America, residents, elected officials, and even entire city councils are increasingly pushing back against AI-powered camera networks that record passing vehicles and store vast amounts of data about where they travel.
Critics argue that collecting information on every vehicle creates a form of mass surveillance, even if courts have generally ruled that license plate readers do not violate Fourth Amendment protections.
Individuals, including police officers, have allegedly misused the technology to illegally stalk individuals. Journalists have found completely unprotected camera units and shown how anyone could gather data on specific individuals with that access.
