San Diego
San Diego City Council questions use of $2 million license plate reader system
Council members raise concerns after reports of technology used to track domestic violence victim.
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San Diego City Council members are scrutinizing the city's $2 million Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system, according to FOX 5 San Diego.
The council's concerns arose after reports indicated that a police officer used the ALPR technology to track a domestic violence victim.
This development has prompted city officials to reconsider the policies and oversight surrounding the use of the license plate reader system.
The ALPR system is designed to automatically capture license plate information, but its use in sensitive cases has raised privacy and ethical questions among council members.
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