Dick Durbin
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Illinois
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Durbin called for congressional guardrails on ALPRs while acknowledging their use for toll enforcement, missing people and stolen vehicles.
“We have got to find a way to balance, in America, privacy and security. I think there is a balance. Congress needs to lead the way.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Durbin opening statement at Senate Flock camera hearingKey quotes on ALPR uses and privacy-security balance
Durbin describes past ALPR uses and calls for congressional guardrails that balance privacy and security.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
He describes legitimate uses and explicitly seeks a privacy-security balance.