FBI seeks nationwide access to automated license plate readers

NEW: The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles—and by extension people—across the country without a warrant, according to FBI procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.

New from 404 Media: the FBI says it wants to buy nationwide access to license plate readers. This would likely mean the FBI could track vehicles, and by extension people, without a warrant. FBI offering $36m. Only really two companies could do it: Flock and Motorola www.404media.co/the-fbi-want...

The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers Only a couple vendors could likely fulfill what the FBI is after, namely Flock and Motorola. https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/

If your city is succumbing to the latest "traffic deaths as public health emergency" agitprop on automated license plate readers (hello @cityofrochester.bsky.social) send this article to the honchos pushing it. +1 points if the city touts its immigrant sanctuary law AND need for red light cameras.

So they'll be capturing your license plate and storing that along with your order history. At a minimum. I would expect they'll try to enrich that data.

"Thomson Reuters announced in 2017 it would integrate license plate recognition (LPR) data into CLEAR via a partnership with Vigilant Solutions, which was bought by Chicago-based Motorola Solutions in 2019." www.startribune.com/ice-crackdow...

it's a tracker built into an e-ink license plate, not sure why they're legal though |3

I predict license plate cameras will get destroyed if this goes through. Or better yet, hacked and politician’s movements made public. —— The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/

The FBI wants to spend our tax dollars to buy access to automated license plate readers nationwide allowing agencies to track peoples movements. What could go wrong? Lest you have a personal driver, a motorcade, or a tank, you're a target.

The FBI seeks nationwide access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) through a $36 million contract, enabling vehicle tracking without warrants. This move by the Directorate of Intelligence highlights federal agencies' growing interest in ALPRs despite public pushback.