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Citing increases in organized retail theft, several cities throughout the county are purchasing more automated license plate readers, but rampant data-sharing violations among law enforcement agencies, both Bay Area and
Several law enforcement agencies are reportedly rejecting guidance from California Attorney General Rob Bonta to not share the data.
Cops weaponizing license plate data harms vulnerable populations, lawyer says.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and California's ACLU chapters have asked more than 70 law enforcement agencies in the state to stop sharing location data from automated license plate readers with agencies in anti-abortion states.