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Good evening, I'm Alicia
Richards on Valerie Pritchett
thank you for joining us we're
living in a data revolution
and it's not just data
Center's generating concern
there are growing privacy
concerns about flock cameras
and license plate readers in
general Mallory metzner
explains how this technology
can protect both peoples lives
and their privacy.
Police used license plate
readers to solve
investigations legislation is
in the works to solve privacy
concerns surrounding the
technology.
People are justifiably
freaked out about it and they
and they should be
representative Tara Conner and
other state lawmakers want to
make sure flock cameras and
license plate readers are only
used to track criminals. Those
who track acquaintances or
romantic partners could face
civil penalties and be fined
or we've seen.
Cases of police and other
people in law enforcement that
have access to this data I'm
using it to surveil. X's and
romantic interest, the
Pennsylvania auto theft
authority used to provide
license plate readers to law
enforcement to help track
stolen vehicles from multiple
camera angles.
They now help support
maintenance and upgrades
executive director Steven
Wheeler says the data has
other uses to tow trucks with
the license plate reader on
them.
You know that repossession
the company I don't think
anybody law enforcement is
saying there shouldn't be.
Guide rails are restrictions
or regulations, but again
don't throw the baby out with
the bathwater let's not say
these things are have Nova
have no value other than to be
big brother.
The Pennsylvania auto theft
authority health agencies
across the state like upper
Allen Township police get
these license plate readers
through grant money he
discovers and should be doing
regular audits on the dad, a
retired chief from upper Allen
James Adams as they were one
of the first agencies locally
to get the technology he's
worried about calls to
eliminate they do recover a
lot of missing persons a lot
of missing children.
In a short amount of time
because it's capturing data.
He says there's also
misconceptions about personal
information.
There is no constitutional
right to privacy on public
Street or highway. And that's
we're all if not most of the
the cameras are.
Both Adams and Wheeler
agree police to go rogue
should be punished and
lawmakers like rep con want to
make the penalties clearer
representative cons as he
hopes that a bill will be
introduced within a few weeks
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