The Feds Are Accessing Police License Plate Data: US Border Patrol is accessing police data from Flock Safety-brand automatic license plate readers (ALPR) in Washington state. According to a report from University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights, at least eight law enforcement agencies in the state enabled direct, 1:1 data sharing with Border Patrol. Border Patrol also accessed at least 10 agencies’ ALPR data without permission. In a limited number of cases, law enforcement conducted searches on behalf of ICE. Additionally, out-of-state police agencies accessed our data. All of this data sharing appears to have violated the Keep Washington Working Act. The Center’s director told King 5 she worried the data was being used for immigration enforcement.

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