Giannoulias favors ALPR tools with strict limits
Illinois secretary of state
“This is not about taking useful tools away from law enforcement.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Giannoulias supports Senate scrutiny of surveillance networksQuotes by Alexi Giannoulias
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Giannoulias supports Senate scrutiny of surveillance networks (opens in a new tab)Quotes by Alexi Giannoulias
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Giannoulias calls for data-sharing limits and accountability while retaining ALPRs as a law-enforcement tool.
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Giannoulias spoke as a U.S. Senate subcommittee examined Flock's network.
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His office described prior Illinois limits on immigration and reproductive-health searches.
How this statement is classified
Mixed or conditional
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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He distinguishes a useful investigative tool from an unchecked national surveillance network.
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