SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — An audit by the Secretary of State's office has revealed that an Illinois police department has shared license plate camera data with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Alexi Giannoulias' office shared the results of the audit on Friday, which showed the Forest Park Police Department was using technology from Motorola that was being used to give data from license plate cameras to CBP.

Since the audit, Motorola and Forest Park have worked to shut off those sharing capabilities, Giannoulias said.

“License plate reading cameras serve as powerful surveillance technology, and as Secretary of State, I’m committed to ensuring that everyone involved in data sharing is following the law and protecting Illinoisans’ right to privacy,” Giannoulias said. “These audits are

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