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When a license plate is captured by an automated license plate reader (ALPR), it’s instantly compared against a list of vehicles that the police are actively looking for, known as a “hotlist.” EFF has learned that one of these hotlists targets immigrants on behalf of ICE. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgAre Your Local Police Using Flock Safety ALPRs to Scan for Immigrants?When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list of vehicles that police are actively looking for or that police have identified

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And any department who says they aren't partnering with ICE, are certainly partnering with another department which is partnering with ICE.

We have filed CPRA requests with multiple cities in SoCal and have repeatedly found that cities tell residents their data is not shared with federal immigration enforcement while maintaining active subscriptions to networks that provide exactly that access. We will be releasing the receipts soon!

The public shouldn’t stand for this. There is an accepted way for the government to get access to surveillance data and that is to get a probable cause warrant from a judge.