Privacy vs safety: Automatic license plate readers
In this Friday, May 27, 2016 photo, a license plate reading camera is mounted on the back of a Connecticut State Police cruiser in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Dave Collins)
A handful of downstate communities in Illinois are considering Automated License Plate Reader programs. These read license plates and match it to a national database that police say could help solve and deter crimes. Opponents of these cameras say that they raise major concerns about privacy and surveillance and question how much they actually prevent crime. We were joined by a representative from the ACLU of Illinois and a professorat the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
GUESTS:
Augustus “Gus” Wood, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Labor and Employment Relations University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Ubuntu Project Champaign-Urbana
Khadine Bennett
ACLU of Illinois
Journalist Jon Fasman says local police are frequently able to access powerful surveillance tools — like cellphone tracking devices, automatic license plate readers and CCTV cameras — with little oversight.
— NPR (@NPR) January 28, 2021
His new book explores those privacy concerns.https://t.co/HMJNa2FmhW
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