Fulcher backs warrant rule for federal access to plate-reader data
U.S. representative (R) from Idaho's 1st District, running for reelection
“I’m proud to sign on to this legislation to protect the privacy rights of Idahoans from increasingly intrusive surveillance data collection and to prohibit the widespread deployment of such surveillance tools with federal dollars It’s simple: if the federal government wants to access state and local systems’ data on citizens, they need to get a warrant.”
Source and context
Official statement
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Press release from Rep. Russ Fulcher's congressional office on his cosponsorship of H.R. 9716, the PRIVACY Act.
Reporting
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Idaho Capital Sun report on Fulcher's cosponsorship of the PRIVACY Act and Idaho concerns about Flock cameras.
Before the quotation
Fulcher issued the statement after cosponsoring H.R. 9716, the PRIVACY Act, which would require a federal judge's warrant before federal agencies access data from state and local systems such as automated license plate readers.
After the quotation
The release says the bill would also limit retention of data obtained under a warrant to 30 days in most cases and bar federal funds for buying or installing such technologies, with limited exceptions.
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 reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Fulcher backs a bill that would require federal agents to get a warrant before accessing state and local surveillance data and would bar federal funds for such tools. That limits federal access and funding without calling for the local systems to be banned.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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