Source: The Pamphleteer
by David Hunt
“A few weeks ago, the mayor’s office announced that the protracted, often contentious discussion over LPRs would continue: three more community conversations about the technology would take place before Metro began final negotiations with data vendors. The meetings, which took place last week, were sparsely attended. … Though the pilot program was successful — MNPD attributed the arrests of 112 criminals over the course of seven months to the LPRs — concerns about potential privacy violations remained. Over the years, immigration advocates, libertarians, and those worried about the technology’s impact on minority communities coalesced on one side, arguing against the growing surveillance state and its potential to be abused by agencies such as ICE.” (05/01/24)
https://pamphleteer.co/newsletter/reading-the-license-plates/