Think About This Scenario

Okay... say your sister drives up from Texas to help with your parents' 60^th anniversary party here in Connecticut. The party supply store is right next to an abortion clinic.

After the party your sister drives home and when she gets there two big burly Texas Rangers are there and they want to know what she was doing at an abortion clinic?

Far fetched? No, some license plate readers company share the data with other states' officials!

ACLU To Host Webinar On License Plate Readers, Flock Cameras

CT News Junkie

by Staff Report

February 27, 2026

The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut is hosting a webinar next week on automatic license plate readers, including Flock cameras. 

The automated cameras – found in dozens of municipalities across the state – are small black devices placed on poles with solar panels on top that take photos of the rear license plate of each passing vehicle. The photos are stored for 30 days.

The ACLU last year called for a statewide moratorium on their use until the state passes legislation to prevent the misuse, sharing, and selling of driver-location data. The cameras put residents at risk, the ACLU said, including immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and those seeking reproductive or gender-affirming care out of state. 

Law enforcement officials, however, have said the cameras are helpful in solving and preventing crimes and have helped locate missing people as well as solve burglaries, robberies, assaults and break-ins.

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Report reveals Virginia police misuse of license plate reader technology

WAVY

Alex Roever

March 2, 2026

A new report found that some Virginia law enforcement agencies using automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) have violated the law since it took effect in July 2025.

A report published in January by the Virginia State Crime Commission stated the results of an ALPR use survey sent to law enforcement agencies to ensure they are following the new statutes that took effect.

The survey found that several law enforcement agencies have violated the new ALPR statute. It also noted that almost one-third of law enforcement agencies did not respond to the survey.

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Milwaukee cop’s misuse of Flock ALPR undercuts case for facial recognition use

BioMetric Update

Feb 26, 2026

Chris Burt

The debate in Wisconsin over whether police in Milwaukee should be allowed to use facial recognition or join Biometrica’s network to share images of convicted criminals and missing people has taken a new twist. Revelations that a Milwaukee Police Department officer misused the city’s network of Flock automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras has added to the perception that oversight is lacking and responsible use policies for sophisticated technology will be ignored.

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Now, an MPD officer is accused of using Flock’s camera network while on duty to look up the license plate number of a person he was dating more than 120 times, and that of the person’s ex-boyfriend another 55 times, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The investigation into alleged misuse of the system was sparked by a driver who noticed in public records that their license plate had been searched numerous times.

There are 31 Flock cameras deployed across Milwaukee. The MPD officer is the second law enforcement official in the state to be charged with misusing Flock cameras.

You might want to go to that ACLU seminar.