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A Petition Is Looking to Regulate License Plate Cameras in Indiana. We Asked Local Police How They Are Used

Recently, cities and states moved to restrict access to automated license plate reader data by ending contracts with Flock Safety and passing privacy laws; Flock Safety says its system reads more than 20 billion plates a month.
Federal efforts to consolidate records drove local officials to act as the Trump administration ordered states to share personal data, prompting at least five left-leaning states to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from accessing driver-license records amid an immigration crackdown.
ALPRs sit atop police cars and streetlights or can be hidden in barrels, uploading plate reads into police databases with varied retention policies and hacking risks, Walker Lasbury said, `In Indiana, there's currently no regulation regulating their use`.
City councils have cut contracts even as some officials defend the cameras, with Jimmy Monto pushing to end Syracuse's Flock contract amid immigrant concerns while law enforcement supports ALPRs for leads.
Montana's new law bars access without a warrant, with Republican state Sen. Daniel Emrich saying it protects the Fourth Amendment, while conservative lawmakers push to limit surveillance technology.

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