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A protester holds a sign while demonstrating on the corner of Broadway and 14th Street in Oakland on Aug. 20, 2026. Protesters gathered to call for a ban on automated license plate reader technology.
Khari Johnson
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CalMatters
The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount. This year was no exception.
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