Help us stop ALPRs in Texas
Automated License Plate Reader Programs are a honeypot of data for bad actors
+ a violation of the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution
ALPRs are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that are typically mounted on street poles, streetlights, highway overpasses, mobile trailers, or attached to police squad cars.
ALPRs automatically capture all license plate numbers that come into view, along with the location, date, and time. The data, which includes photographs of the vehicle and sometimes its driver and passengers, is then uploaded to a central server. Learn more about ALPR Surveillance Programs.
Austin, TX Update:
A permanent extension of the license plate surveillance program was discussed at the June 3 Austin City Council working meeting.
Due to public outcry from Austin residents and 30 coalition partners at a press conference the day before the scheduled vote, the Austin City Manager pulled the item from the agenda and it was not brought up for a vote in early June.
ALPRs in Austin are down but not out. We are anticipating another attempt at a vote at the end of the summer, even though multiple City of Austin Commissions have officially recommended. to council to not approve ALPRs.
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More ways to stop ALPRs in ATX
Contact your City Council Member or County Elected Officials!
Most effective: Call your city council member’s office & send a follow-up email. List your concerns - tell them you do NOT want to be tracked while you drive through your city and that you do not believe the data will be forever bulletproof from ICE & the state of TX. Find your Austin City Council Member.
Sign your organization onto the coalition letter against all use of ALPRs in Austin - email us at noalprs@proton.me to get on board
Pre-warrant mass surveillance is a violation of the 4th amendment to the United States Constitution
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
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