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It could solve a kidnapping, a whole host of crimes, major crimes. reporter: grant funding allowed dozens of communities to get this alpr technology this year in massachusetts, that s why they are getting a little bit of attention. it s the databasea aspect of this that civil libertarians have a problem with. what is done with the information? how long is it stored and how is it used? thaoer is the privacy rights coordinator for the american civil liberties union here in massachusetts. the problem we have with these machines is without very narrow limits imposed on their use they become yet another tracking tool, in fact a very powerful tracking tool that enables the police to find out potentially where you ve been for the past five years, where you were this morning, you know, where you were 20 minutes ago. reporter: the database aspect of this is actually still a work in progress here in massachusetts. state officials are looking into how to govern the submissions that come in, ....