NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is auditing county-run DMV offices across the state as investigators try to determine how surrendered license plates — or ...

The Legislature created a mess last session when it passed legislation to crack down on motorists who deliberately hide or obscure their license plates. The law stated that “covering” or “obscuring” ...

The surveillance technology has come under increasing scrutiny in recent months. In November, a coalition of local advocacy ...

A bill that would regulate the automated devices has cleared the statehouse and is headed to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk for a signature. If approved it would exempt the footage from public disclosure.

Across San Jose, nearly 474 automated license plate reader cameras scan passing vehicles every day, capturing plate numbers, vehicle descriptions, and location.

The bill would ban the use of data for immigration enforcement, investigations regarding abortions, transgender care, or First Amendment-protected activity.

San Jose is rethinking its use of automated license plate reader cameras, as the city faces mounting public pressure over surveillance concerns and a lawsuit.

At least eight Washington municipalities, including Everett, Redmond and Lynnwood, have shut off their cameras amid concerns about privacy and misuse.

Imagine you’re preparing to drive home from a doctor’s appointment when a law enforcement officer approaches your vehicle, ...

Michigan municipalities are increasingly turning to license plate readers as a public safety tool despite public outcry over privacy and data sharing concerns. Some lawmakers are pitching statewide ...

March 5, 2026) - Plates4Less, one of the UK's leading private number plate specialists, has today announced findings from an analysis of more than 10 million searches conducted on its platform during ...

Amid blowback to the spread of automated license-plate readers surveilling Bay Area cities and fears about such technology ...