Senators from both parties have urged the Justice Department to issue clear directives to state and local police on regulating automated license plate readers, amid rising concerns over potential abuses of the surveillance technology. The bipartisan push comes as public opposition to ALPRs expands, raising questions about privacy and law enforcement overreach. With no federal standards in place, the letter highlights growing unease over how widely these systems are deployed without oversight. The call for guidance reflects broader debates over balancing security needs with civil liberties in modern policing.
A bipartisan pair of senators are pressing the head of Department of Justice to provide guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies to prevent the misuse of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) as backlash against the technology grows across the country. In a letter sent Monday, Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.)...
