ACLU of Virginia sues Fairfax police over illegal license plate tracking

Police captured a quarter million license plate records but only one helped solve a crime

Vermont police captured 7.9 million location records but solved fewer than five crimes with them

License plate readers enable police and private companies to collect and retain records showing where we drive, and when. All over the country, police and corporations are keeping detailed records of our movements. In most states there are no laws regulating the use of this information. It amounts to warrantless, dragnet location tracking.