U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has completed contracts for access to privately maintained automated license plate reader databases. Although these databases are a powerful tool for both law enforcement agencies and private interests, the use of these databases raises privacy concerns.3 ICE’s new access comes at a time when the use of aggregate location data has recently been addressed by the Supreme Court, and the agency’s enforcement efforts are increasingly being scrutinized in the public eye.

Continue Reading U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Use of Automated License Plate Reader Databases