Pinkston would keep ALPRs with strict limits

Independent candidate for Tennessee governor

“Tennesseans should be free from a surveillance state.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Lauren Pinkston for Tennessee, issues platformPublic Safety & Justice: Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs / Flock Cameras)

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Official statement

Lauren Pinkston for Tennessee, issues platform (opens in a new tab)Public Safety & Justice: Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs / Flock Cameras)

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Pinkston's campaign platform proposes a seven-day retention limit, human confirmation of matches, case-linked searches, and restrictions on outside agency access.

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Before the quotation

Pinkston's undated campaign issue page discusses Flock-style readers as an aid to investigations.

After the quotation

It calls for deletion after seven days, human confirmation of matches, a case ID for searches, and formal requests from outside agencies.

How this statement is classified

Mixed or conditional

Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.

Why this label?

Pinkston would permit investigative use under conditions, rather than eliminate the systems.

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A close view of a green Flock Safety automated license-plate reader mounted beside a street.
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