#licenseplates — Public Fediverse posts
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#Americans have turned against #police cameras that track #licenseplates, new survey shows
Fearing the potential for invasive monitoring or abuse, more people now oppose #lawenforcement’s use of #AI-powered cameras than support it, a new survey shows.
According to a new YouGov survey of 20,000 people across #US, 46% of respondents opposed the #Flock’s surveillance cameras in their communities, while 38% supported them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/28/americans-turn-against-license-plate-readers-privacy-concerns-grow/
https://archive.ph/N7IDQ #ALPR #Privacy #Surveillance -
#Americans have turned against #police cameras that track #licenseplates, new survey shows
Fearing the potential for invasive monitoring or abuse, more people now oppose #lawenforcement’s use of #AI-powered cameras than support it, a new survey shows.
According to a new YouGov survey of 20,000 people across #US, 46% of respondents opposed the #Flock’s surveillance cameras in their communities, while 38% supported them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/28/americans-turn-against-license-plate-readers-privacy-concerns-grow/
https://archive.ph/N7IDQ #ALPR #Privacy #Surveillance -
Institute for Justice: Institute for Justice Unveils New Database Tracking Cancelations of License Plate Reader Contracts. “As backlash grows against the warrantless use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras throughout the country, local governments are increasingly deciding to end their use of these cameras. Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) unveiled a new database tracking […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/27/institute-for-justice-institute-for-justice-unveils-new-database-tracking-cancelations-of-license-plate-reader-contracts/ -
Institute for Justice: Institute for Justice Unveils New Database Tracking Cancelations of License Plate Reader Contracts. “As backlash grows against the warrantless use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras throughout the country, local governments are increasingly deciding to end their use of these cameras. Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) unveiled a new database tracking […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/27/institute-for-justice-institute-for-justice-unveils-new-database-tracking-cancelations-of-license-plate-reader-contracts/ -
Mashable: Have you been Flocked? This website lets you find out. “A website called Have I Been Flocked? lets you enter your license plate number and check whether it appears in publicly released records of searches conducted through Flock Safety’s system. As of Aug. 17, the website had compiled nearly 242 million searches involving more than 4.6 million plates.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/mashable-have-you-been-flocked-this-website-lets-you-find-out/ -
Mashable: Have you been Flocked? This website lets you find out. “A website called Have I Been Flocked? lets you enter your license plate number and check whether it appears in publicly released records of searches conducted through Flock Safety’s system. As of Aug. 17, the website had compiled nearly 242 million searches involving more than 4.6 million plates.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/mashable-have-you-been-flocked-this-website-lets-you-find-out/ -
🚨 Oh, the audacity! Someone thinks that *gasp* #privacy should matter when the police are playing Big Brother with license plates. 😂 Maybe next they'll suggest we should all have #rights or something! 🚗🔍
https://andrewpwheeler.com/2026/08/12/license-plate-reader-searches-should-require-a-warrant/ #BigBrother #licenseplates #surveillance #humor #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 Oh, the audacity! Someone thinks that *gasp* #privacy should matter when the police are playing Big Brother with license plates. 😂 Maybe next they'll suggest we should all have #rights or something! 🚗🔍
https://andrewpwheeler.com/2026/08/12/license-plate-reader-searches-should-require-a-warrant/ #BigBrother #licenseplates #surveillance #humor #HackerNews #ngated -
More metro #Atlanta officers fired after searching personal contacts in #Flock license plate system ~
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More metro #Atlanta officers fired after searching personal contacts in #Flock license plate system ~
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You, too, can be a shitty cop if you use DuckDuckGo or Bing!
Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing
https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/
#Flock #AI #LicensePlates #Cameras #DuckDuckGo #Bing #Surveillance #Privacy #ACAB #Tech
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You, too, can be a shitty cop if you use DuckDuckGo or Bing!
Flock Leaked Cops’ License Plate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing
https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/
#Flock #AI #LicensePlates #Cameras #DuckDuckGo #Bing #Surveillance #Privacy #ACAB #Tech
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DOJ sues states that rejected ICE requests for undercover license plates DOJ keeps accusing ICE monitoring sites of doxing, but evidence remains scarce. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/g00rg#censorship #dhs #donald-trump #ice #immigration-and-customs-enforcement #license-plates #policy
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DeFlock proudly announces they've mapped 100k license plates in the land of the free, because nothing says "privacy" like stalking cars with the enthusiasm of a toddler on a sugar high. 🚗🔍 Meanwhile, the NSA takes a break to let the amateurs have some fun with mass #surveillance. 😂🔐
https://deflock.org/ #DeFlock #licenseplates #privacyevasion #masssurveillance #HackerNews #ngated -
DeFlock proudly announces they've mapped 100k license plates in the land of the free, because nothing says "privacy" like stalking cars with the enthusiasm of a toddler on a sugar high. 🚗🔍 Meanwhile, the NSA takes a break to let the amateurs have some fun with mass #surveillance. 😂🔐
https://deflock.org/ #DeFlock #licenseplates #privacyevasion #masssurveillance #HackerNews #ngated -
#DOJ sues states that rejected #ICE requests for #undercover #licenseplates
The #Trump administration continues to claim in lawsuits that ICE monitoring sites are #doxing agents, without showing evidence that's happening.
Most recently, the #DepartmentofJustice pointed to sites like ICEList.info and ICESpy.org in lawsuits it filed in an attempt to force four states to reverse policies blocking ICE agents from registering undercover license plates.
#privacy #security #icelist #icespy -
#DOJ sues states that rejected #ICE requests for #undercover #licenseplates
The #Trump administration continues to claim in lawsuits that ICE monitoring sites are #doxing agents, without showing evidence that's happening.
Most recently, the #DepartmentofJustice pointed to sites like ICEList.info and ICESpy.org in lawsuits it filed in an attempt to force four states to reverse policies blocking ICE agents from registering undercover license plates.
#privacy #security #icelist #icespy -
Ars Technica: FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants “data in near real time”. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced plans to buy nationwide access to a network of license plate readers, saying it will award contracts to one or more vendors that can offer ‘near real time’ information from cameras across the US. The proposed contract is for the FBI Directorate of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/ars-technica-fbi-seeks-us-wide-access-to-license-plate-cameras-wants-data-in-near-real-time/ -
Ars Technica: FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants “data in near real time”. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced plans to buy nationwide access to a network of license plate readers, saying it will award contracts to one or more vendors that can offer ‘near real time’ information from cameras across the US. The proposed contract is for the FBI Directorate of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/ars-technica-fbi-seeks-us-wide-access-to-license-plate-cameras-wants-data-in-near-real-time/ -
So, out here in STL my car is easy to spot for a rather disappointing reason, and that's because I run Bee Friendly plates, the ones that support the Missouri Bee Keepers Association ( @That_One_Guy you should get a set), and apparently they've only managed to move 150 of them.
MO makes it difficult to get specialty plates, while at the same time having a mind-boggling amount of choices, 143 I think it is. Basically you have to donate to the organization, get an emblem usage form from them, and fill out an application, which application depends on the plate. I definitely like how most states do where you just get the plate at the DMV and they cut a check to the organization.
Any how, if'n you're in Missouri and want some specialty plates… https://dor.mo.gov/motor-vehicle/plates/documents/SpecialtyPlateChart.pdf
#Missouri #License-Plates #MO #Specialty-Plates -
So, out here in STL my car is easy to spot for a rather disappointing reason, and that's because I run Bee Friendly plates, the ones that support the Missouri Bee Keepers Association ( @That_One_Guy you should get a set), and apparently they've only managed to move 150 of them.
MO makes it difficult to get specialty plates, while at the same time having a mind-boggling amount of choices, 143 I think it is. Basically you have to donate to the organization, get an emblem usage form from them, and fill out an application, which application depends on the plate. I definitely like how most states do where you just get the plate at the DMV and they cut a check to the organization.
Any how, if'n you're in Missouri and want some specialty plates… https://dor.mo.gov/motor-vehicle/plates/documents/SpecialtyPlateChart.pdf
#Missouri #License-Plates #MO #Specialty-Plates -
‘Paulit-ulit tayo’: MMDA official flags drivers using unauthorized plates
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‘Paulit-ulit tayo’: MMDA official flags drivers using unauthorized plates
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"Who owns this network of secret license plate readers in San Diego and Imperial counties? "
https://inewsource.org/2026/02/11/hidden-license-plate-readers-san-diego-imperial/
#flock #alpr #licenseplates #sandiego #imperialcounty #fascism #privacy
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"Who owns this network of secret license plate readers in San Diego and Imperial counties? "
https://inewsource.org/2026/02/11/hidden-license-plate-readers-san-diego-imperial/
#flock #alpr #licenseplates #sandiego #imperialcounty #fascism #privacy
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The Guardian: Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. “Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are searching a national database of automated license plate reader data, including from school cameras, for immigration-related investigations.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/11/the-guardian-local-police-aid-ice-by-tapping-school-cameras-amid-trumps-immigration-crackdown/ -
The Guardian: Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. “Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are searching a national database of automated license plate reader data, including from school cameras, for immigration-related investigations.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/11/the-guardian-local-police-aid-ice-by-tapping-school-cameras-amid-trumps-immigration-crackdown/ -
#Driving #Speeding #LicensePlates
Didn't even know that digital license plates existed in CA . . .
but if it's digital there's a way & someone out there who knows how to hack it, especially with all the programmers who live/work in this area. 🤷♂️
You can buy them here:
They're not cheap but probably cheaper than the fine for driving over 100 mph & the increase your auto insurance for being convicted of doing so, assuming you're still allowed to drive & can still get an auto insurance policy.
LOL! 😉
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#Driving #Speeding #LicensePlates
Didn't even know that digital license plates existed in CA . . .
but if it's digital there's a way to hack it, especially with all the programmers who live/work in this area. 🤷♂️
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Using TypeScript to Obtain One of the Rarest License Plates
https://www.jack.bio/blog/licenseplate
#HackerNews #TypeScript #LicensePlates #RareFinds #CodingJourney #HackerNews
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Using TypeScript to Obtain One of the Rarest License Plates
https://www.jack.bio/blog/licenseplate
#HackerNews #TypeScript #LicensePlates #RareFinds #CodingJourney #HackerNews
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I didn't know they had trouble breathing, but let's make sure Bono and The Edge are okay.
#Montana #Billings #licenseplate #licenseplates #CPR #U2 #Bono #TheEdge #funny #humor
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I didn't know they had trouble breathing, but let's make sure Bono and The Edge are okay.
#Montana #Billings #licenseplate #licenseplates #CPR #U2 #Bono #TheEdge #funny #humor
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I know what Japanese planner this guy uses.
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I know what Japanese planner this guy uses.
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"SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon over its refusal to comply with state law prohibiting the sharing of license plate data with federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies. Under California law, state and local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from sharing data pulled from Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems with federal and out-of-state law enforcement, where the data’s use is beyond the reach of California’s oversight and regulation. Yet despite clear guidance and multiple warnings, the City of El Cajon Police Department continues to share this data with numerous out-of-state law enforcement agencies throughout the country. In today’s filing, Attorney General Bonta asks the San Diego County Superior Court to declare the El Cajon Police Department’s current practice unlawful and to order El Cajon to cease the illegal sharing of ALPR data. "
#privacy #alpr #licenseplates #california #lawsuit #flock #legal #law
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"SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon over its refusal to comply with state law prohibiting the sharing of license plate data with federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies. Under California law, state and local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from sharing data pulled from Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems with federal and out-of-state law enforcement, where the data’s use is beyond the reach of California’s oversight and regulation. Yet despite clear guidance and multiple warnings, the City of El Cajon Police Department continues to share this data with numerous out-of-state law enforcement agencies throughout the country. In today’s filing, Attorney General Bonta asks the San Diego County Superior Court to declare the El Cajon Police Department’s current practice unlawful and to order El Cajon to cease the illegal sharing of ALPR data. "
#privacy #alpr #licenseplates #california #lawsuit #flock #legal #law
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Police using drones to read your license plates, warns EFF https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/police-using-drones-to-read-your-license-plates-warns-eff #licenseplates #Privacy #drones #News #ALPR #DFR #EFF
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Police using drones to read your license plates, warns EFF https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/police-using-drones-to-read-your-license-plates-warns-eff #licenseplates #Privacy #drones #News #ALPR #DFR #EFF
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Am I always looking for personalized license plates? YES HUH! I didn't see Doctor Doolittle, but I saw MSDULTL, a JAKLOPE, and of course, CTS4LF. Football season is coming!
#Montana #Billings #licenseplates #yes #huh #doolittle #jackalope #cats #catsforlife #football
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Am I always looking for personalized license plates? YES HUH! I didn't see Doctor Doolittle, but I saw MSDULTL, a JAKLOPE, and of course, CTS4LF. Football season is coming!
#Montana #Billings #licenseplates #yes #huh #doolittle #jackalope #cats #catsforlife #football
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Hopefully, you achieved victory over chaos today.
#Montana #Billings #licenseplate #licenseplates #funnylicenseplates #victory #chaos #Wednesday #wisdom #WednesdayWisdom
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Hopefully, you achieved victory over chaos today.
#Montana #Billings #licenseplate #licenseplates #funnylicenseplates #victory #chaos #Wednesday #wisdom #WednesdayWisdom
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This week 404 Media reported that a #Texas #police officer used #Flock to perform a nationwide search of more than 83,000 #ALPR #cameras while looking for a woman who had had an #abortion. Abortion is almost entirely #illegal in #Texas but law enforcement reportedly looked at cameras in states such as #Washington and #Illinois, where abortion is #legal. #womenshealth #privacy #civilliberties #surveillance #Cars #transportation #licenseplates https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/31/a-dystopian-surveillance-fear-has-become-reality-in-texas #roe #dobbs #supremecourt
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This week 404 Media reported that a #Texas #police officer used #Flock to perform a nationwide search of more than 83,000 #ALPR #cameras while looking for a woman who had had an #abortion. Abortion is almost entirely #illegal in #Texas but law enforcement reportedly looked at cameras in states such as #Washington and #Illinois, where abortion is #legal. #womenshealth #privacy #civilliberties #surveillance #Cars #transportation #licenseplates https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/31/a-dystopian-surveillance-fear-has-become-reality-in-texas #roe #dobbs #supremecourt
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I read that #California is running out of numbers for #licenseplates:
https://www.thedrive.com/news/california-is-running-out-of-license-plate-numbers
The obvious solution would be to stop allowing more cars.
If that ain't possible, just take a page from the European playbook and add fractional numbers at the end.
Follow me for more administrative #lifehacks
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@wiert in the wake of the #RAF terrorism in the 70's, #Germany developed a font for license plates with some features for improved readability, making forgeries harder, allowing for easier machine readability etc. - it's called #FESchrift and has been since been adopted by many countries across the world:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/FE-Schrift
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The other day I was stuck in traffic behind someone that is apparently a fan of the Roman republic #licenseplates
