EFF represented DeFlock creator Will Freeman after Flock Safety sent a trademark cease-and-desist over the crowdsourced camera map, and rejected the demand as meritless - critical, nominative use…
Read more →EFF's technical primer on how ALPR systems work, what they capture, and how the data is shared between agencies. Plain explanation of the mechanics.
Read more →EFF's technical primer on how ALPR systems work, what they capture, and how the data is shared between agencies. Plain explanation of the mechanics.
Read more →ACLU's long-running research on license plate readers as routine mass location tracking, with model policy recommendations for local governments.
Read more →Public interest law firm litigating Fourth Amendment challenges to ALPR networks, including the Norfolk case where a court described the camera network as a dragnet over an entire…
Read more →The tagging standard behind every crowdsourced camera map. Read this before adding a camera you have spotted, so the data is usable by everyone.
Read more →Guidance from a working group of large-city police chiefs on running an ALPR program, including their own recommended limits. Worth reading before a council meeting: it is the…
Read more →Long-form explainer on what Flock cameras capture, how widely they are deployed, and the civil liberties questions they raise. Heavily footnoted and a good first read for someone…
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