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Privacy advocates back Driver Privacy Act to curb license-plate reader data sharing
Summary
Civil-liberty and public-defense groups asked the Joint Committee on Transportation to support House Bill 3755, the Driver Privacy Act, to limit retention and out-of-state access to automatic license plate reader (ALPR) data.
Multiple civil-liberty and public-defense organizations testified in support of House Bill 3755, the Driver Privacy Act, urging limits on automatic license plate reader (ALPR) systems and third-party nationwide databases. Gideon Epstein of the ACLU of Massachusetts said ALPR systems create a "nationwide surveillance" capability that can be accessed without probable cause and can undercut the state's shield law protecting people…
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