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We're Asking an Appeals Court to Require a Warrant for ALPR Searches


Automated license plate readers are simply not comparable to observing an individual license plate on a passing car. As we’ve explained in many amicus briefs and in our lawsuits directly challenging their use, ALPRs give law enforcement “a virtual time machine to view suspects’, or anyone else’s, past movements (and much more) with just the click of a button.”

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