A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

US lawmakers have proposed an amendment to bar recipients of federal highway funds from using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) for any purpose other than tolling, a move that would effectively end most state and local ALPR programs. The article summarizes the amendment’s scope, bipartisan sponsorship, documented concerns about vendor Flock’s data sharing and alleged misuse of ALPR data, and privacy advocates’ warnings about mass surveillance and cross-jurisdictional tracking.