EFF says ALPR mass surveillance should not exist
Digital-rights advocacy organization
“There is no configuration of an ALPR network that eliminates this risk”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
EFF states its institutional position against indiscriminate networked collection and retention of drivers' location data while calling for limits on systems already in use.
Before the quotation
EFF issued a policy statement on automated license-plate-reader surveillance.
After the quotation
The statement distinguishes mass surveillance from traffic cameras that solely ticket a specific violation.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
The networked mass collection at issue is what EFF rejects. Its support for interim restrictions does not qualify that opposition.
- Recorded on
- Published here
Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Explore the case context, sources and public responses.
More from this case
Read the full case“Ohioans should not have their movements routinely tracked, photographed, and stored simply for driving on public roads.”Read statement
“Tennesseans should be free from a surveillance state.”Read statement
“We need to restore real limits, real oversight, and real due process.”Read statement