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AI-powered city cameras raise privacy alarms with license plate tracking

Thousands of cities across the US have deployed cameras that capture license plate data, vehicle images, and timestamps. These systems are now integrating artificial intelligence to build extensive, searchable databases. This integration allows for the combination of surveillance data with law enforcement records, raising privacy concerns. AI

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IMPACT Expands law enforcement's ability to track individuals and vehicles, raising significant privacy and civil liberties concerns.

RANK_REASON Deployment of AI-integrated surveillance systems in thousands of US cities represents a significant shift in public surveillance capabilities.

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    # Cameras have quietly appeared in thousands of # US cities – now, their integration with # AI is sounding alarms These # camera -based systems capture the # licenseplate data of passing vehicles, along with images of the vehicle and time stamps. More recently, these systems are …