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Alabama, Georgia Senators Push DOJ for License Plate Reader Safeguards
The senators want federal guardrails after Georgia officials accused of misuse and a Senate hearing raised privacy concerns over Flock Safety cameras.
- On Tuesday, Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt urged the Department of Justice to provide federal guidelines for automated license plate readers , citing widespread misuse by law enforcement officers.
- Reports of officers using ALPRs to stalk or harass civilians prompted the letter, with the Institute for Justice's database citing 244 incidents across the United States, including 81 in Georgia.
- During a Wednesday hearing, Florida resident Lindsey Isaacs testified that a Flock Safety camera error led to her wrongful arrest, noting "surveillance technology does not exist in a vacuum."
- The senators requested details on whether the Department of Justice has audited federal agencies for unauthorized queries or stalking, while formally asking how much federal funding supports ALPR systems.
- In the absence of clear guidelines, state and local governments create a "patchwork system" that undermines public trust, Warnock argued, as cities like Atlanta propose independent audits and data retention standards.
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Warnock urges greater federal oversight of automatic license plate readers
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is calling for federal guardrails around the use of automatic license plate readers, citing multiple cases of law enforcement misusing the cameras to stalk and harass U.S. citizens. Warnock, a Democrat, is teaming up with U.S.…
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