A new privacy-focused tool in the MapQuest mobile app lets users identify known license plate reader locations along their routes. The feature, called the "surveillance layer," highlights areas where automated license plate tracking devices are documented, offering drivers greater awareness of potential surveillance points. Available in the app’s map settings, it marks locations where such technology has been recorded, helping users make more informed decisions about their journeys. The update reflects growing public interest in transparency around surveillance infrastructure.
MapQuest added a new feature to its mobile app Thursday that allows users to turn on a “surveillance layer” to find known license plate readers in their route. “The Roads Have Eyes!,” MapQuest said on social platform Bluesky Thursday announcing the new feature. “Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license...
