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Government and companies make it sound like automated license plate readers are “only looking for lawbreakers” when in fact the tech “collects everyone's data and stores that data often for immense periods of time,” EFF’s @maassive told @WIRED. wired.com/story/license-plate-

WIRED · License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just CarsBy Matt Burgess
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@eff @maassive @WIRED they keep everything because they never know (but hope) when it will be useful