I am a strong supporter of both effective policing and protecting our civil liberties. The proposal by the Columbia Police Department to purchase a “high-tech device” to scan license plates seems to me to be a useful tool for officers. However, I see great harm in the long-term storage of such data.
LETTER: Data stored from license-plate scanner should have limits
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 | 3:54 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:38 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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