Bipartisan Amendment Would Ban Police Use of License Plate Readers Nationwide
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US lawmakers from both parties—Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) and Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL)—plan to introduce a bipartisan amendment that would prohibit any recipient of federal highway funding from using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) for any purpose other than toll collection. If adopted, this sweeping restriction would effectively end state and local ALPR tracking programs nationwide. The amendment is being introduced at a House committee markup hearing and was first obtained by WIRED.
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The amendment, obtained first by WIRED, is sponsored by Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican and Freedom Caucus member, and Representative Jesús 'Chuy' García, an Illinois progressive
a sweeping restriction that, if adopted, would bring an immediate end to state and local ALPR programs across the United States
One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs—effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection.
