Published on Sep 23, 2014
Automated license plate readers are
quickly spreading across the US, with nearly 70 percent of US police
departments using the systems. Los Angeles in particular is a heavy
user, adding three million scans to a shared database every week,
according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Activists fear
information repositories such as these add to the possibility of abuse
and the erosion of civil liberties. RT’s Lindsay France is in Los
Angeles and takes a look at the debate.
