Automatic License Plate Readers
Customs and Border Protection Bought Access to Nationwide Car Tracking System
The move by CBP continues the trend of law enforcement buying access to data rather than gathering it themselves.
California Police Are Using Copyright to Hide Surveillance Documents
California police are refusing to release documents about the surveillance technology it uses, despite a new law that requires their release.
California Police Have Been Illegally Sharing License Plate Reader Data
A major audit found that California cops shared data on the movements of millions of drivers without having policies in place, disregarding state law.
This Company Built a Private Surveillance Network. We Tracked Someone With It
Repo men are passively scanning and uploading the locations of every car they drive by into DRN, a surveillance database of 9 billion license plate scans accessible by private investigators.
Hackers Breach Company That Makes License Plate Readers for U.S. Government
The hacker known as "Boris Bullet-Dodger" has published what appears to be internal data belonging to Perceptics, which provides license plate reader technology for the Mexico border.
Want to Keep the Cops Out of Your Phone? A Fingerprint Scanner Won't Help
Law enforcement agents can make you swipe a finger to unlock your cell phone, but old-school passwords still offer some measure of privacy.
