Mass Surveillance in the Crosshairs: A License Plate Reader Crackdown Massachusetts' recent court ruling on license plate readers is a significant step towards transparency in law enforcement's surveillance practices.
The decision follows a lawsuit by the ACLU of Massachusetts, which targeted the state police for withholding information on their use of automatic license plate readers.
The court ultimately ruled that the agency didn't provide sufficient justification for keeping this data under wraps, forcing them to disclose locations and submit to audits.