AI Camera Error Put a Baby at Gunpoint. Warrantless Surveillance Has Gone Too Far
Automated license plate readers — high-speed cameras that capture the license plate information of each passing vehicle — are making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
TL;DR
- Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed cameras that record license plate information.
- ALPR errors have led to innocent people being detained at gunpoint or jailed.
- The technology has been misused by law enforcement for stalking and accessing private information.
- A recent incident in Arkansas involved a couple with a baby being detained at gunpoint due to an ALPR error.