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Mountain View pauses ALPR program after audit finds statewide search enabled
Summary
Mayor Ramos announced the city's automated license plate readers were switched off after a police audit found an enabled nationwide/statewide search function; public commenters demanded the cameras be disabled and the council will consider whether to end the vendor contract Feb. 24.
Mayor Emily Ann Ramos told the council on Feb. 10 that the Mountain View Police Department had shut off the city's automated license plate readers (ALPRs) after an audit found an outside search function had been enabled without the department's awareness.
"Last week, Mountain View's automated license plate readers cameras were turned off," Ramos said, describing a police-initiated audit and a subsequent…
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