San Jose’s Sneaky Surveillance: Lawsuit Targets Warrantless ALPR Searches
San Jose police are under fire for turning the city into a real-life Truman Show, using nearly 500 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to track drivers without a warrant. The EFF and ACLU-NC lawsuit aims to put the brakes on this privacy invasion. Remember, folks, Big Brother is watching… unless the courts say otherwise.
Hot Take:
San Jose, where the only thing more invasive than the traffic is the police department’s love for peeking at your road trip playlist. They’ve turned ALPRs into a game of “Where’s Waldo?” but with your car, and spoiler alert: Waldo never signed a warrant!
Key Points:
- San Jose police are accused of conducting warrantless searches of ALPR data, violating the California Constitution.
- The lawsuit is filed by EFF and ACLU-NC on behalf of SIREN and CAIR-CA against the city and its officials.
- ALPRs capture images of license plates indiscriminately, collecting vast amounts of location data.
- The lawsuit aims to halt searches of ALPR data without a judicial warrant, citing privacy rights.
- San Jose’s use of ALPR technology is among the most extensive in California, retaining data for a year.
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