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Victory: Virginia Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Police Use of License Plate Reader Technology to Track Drivers, Surveil Citizens
Loaded on May 15, 2018
by The Rutherford Institute
published in Criminal Legal News
June, 2018, page 16
Filed under:
Police State-Surveillance.
Location:
Virginia.
by The Rutherford Institute
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a blow to the police’s use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to surveil citizens and track drivers’ movements. The Rutherford Institute filed an amicus brief in Neal v. Fairfax County Police Department challenging the police practice ...
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