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Feds Compel Local Police to Share License Plate Data in Federal Surveillance Program

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Federal authorities are reportedly compelling local police departments to share automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with obscure federal systems. This practice, facilitated by an anti-drug trafficking grant program originating in the 1980s, allows the Trump administration to collect and retain this data for extended periods. The data is then accessible to a wider range of agencies and individuals than typically authorized at the local level, raising significant privacy concerns. AI

RANK_REASON Significant policy and regulatory action by a federal administration impacting data privacy and surveillance. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Feds Compel Local Police to Share License Plate Data in Federal Surveillance Program

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  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Joseph Cox ·

    How the Feds Get Your Data

    How local cops are forced to feed their license plate data to the feds, the two loudest birds on the planet, and a very strange video from the FBI.

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