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How License Plate Readers Are Normalizing Mass Surveillance

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All across the country, police have convinced communities to pay for mass surveillance systems like license plate readers, claiming they will help stop the most serious crimes. But once these ever-watchful electronic eyes are installed in your city, it's not just violent criminals they're recording—it's everyone. Time and time again, we've seen police surveillance suffer from "mission creep."…