There is burgeoning and justified nationwide outrage over automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs. These ubiquitous and invasive devices are singlehandedly destroying any notion we may have of personal privacy. ALPRs capture the movements of millions of innocent New Yorkers every day. They build detailed location records, revealing where we go to work, whom we meet, which health care providers we visit, which places of worship we frequent, and which protests we attend.
On this episode, we talk to two experts about how license plate readers work, what makes them so dangerous, and about state and nationwide efforts to put much needed guardrails around their use.
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In this episode, you'll hear:
00:00 Intro
02:05 What are ALPRs and how do they work?
04:20 Why ALPRs are dangerous
06:20 How Flock scaled up surveillance
08:10 A nationwide backlash grows
10:45 Why left and right both oppose ALPRs
14:00 Who's still defending ALPRs?
16:45 Do ALPRs make us safer?
20:50 NYCLU's lawsuits in Westchester and Scarsdale
23:25 Bans and guardrails nationwide
26:00 New York's ALPR bill and the Troy win
28:20 How to get involved
Resources:
Get license plate readers out of New York: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/demand-alpr-guardrails-new-york
ALPR campaign page: https://www.nyclu.org/resources/campaigns-actions/campaigns/get-alprs-out-of-new-york
ALPR blog: https://www.nyclu.org/commentary/how-license-plate-readers-track-your-every-move
Westchester lawsuit: https://www.nyclu.org/commentary/westchester-police-are-tracking-millions-of-drivers
ACLU’s ALPR toolkit: https://www.aclu.org/get-the-flock-out-toolkit
For more on everything we discuss in this episode, visit www.nyclu.org/
For transcripts and additional information on the episodes, visit www.nyclu.org/podcasts
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