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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Constitutionality Of Vast Network Of Illinois License Plate Readers

This lawsuit might be a long shot, but it’s not completely a foregone conclusion at this point. The state of Illinois has tougher privacy laws than most states, which may factor into the judge’s decision. On the other hand, this lawsuit — filed by two Illinois residents with the assistance of the Liberty Justice Center — has been filed in federal court, where assumptions about expectations of privacy won’t necessarily be quite as affected by state law stipulations.

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24763737/alpr-4th.pdf

Darkassassin07 ,
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I don't mind the concept of automatic plate readers; but that data should not be retained. (specifically; images that don't match the hot list, should be immediately discarded)

Taking the photos isn't an issue, it's aggregating that info into a long-term searchable database of people's movements that's the problem.

That information will be released/abused; either by leaks/insiders or via systems breach.

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