Privacy Advocates Decry Widespread Sharing of Drivers’ Data in California

Privacy Advocates Decry Widespread Sharing of Drivers’ Data in California
Drivers on the U.S. 101 freeway in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2019. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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The California State Auditor recently criticized law enforcement agencies in four of the state’s most populous counties for indiscriminately gathering, storing, and sharing records for millions of drivers.

Automated license plate readers (ALPR) collect information about drivers’ whereabouts and movements daily. The ALPR data is collected for random drivers—anybody on the road may have his or her information thus collected by local law enforcement.

Chris Karr
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Chris Karr is a California-based reporter for the The Epoch Times. He has been writing for 20 years. His articles, features, reviews, interviews, and essays have been published in a variety of online periodicals.
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