Lauren Kuby says plate readers without guardrails put rights at risk
Arizona state senator (D) running for reelection in District 8
“We’re treating everybody as a suspect first Without the guardrails, they put fundamental rights at risk.”
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Arizona Mirror report on the Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Committee hearing and vote on Senate Bill 1111, which would set rules for police use of automated license-plate readers.
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At a Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Committee hearing on Senate Bill 1111, a police-backed bill setting standards for license plate readers, Kuby cited reports of plate-reader data being used to track women who sought abortions in other states.
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The bill passed out of committee and was sent to the full Senate for consideration.
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 readers should exist and be used. Kuby criticizes the readers for treating everyone as a suspect but ties the risk to fundamental rights to the absence of guardrails. She does not call for ending the systems, so we used Mixed or conditional.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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