Do you have a long drive home after your family feast this week? The feds might be watching you. Recent reporting from the Associated Press and 404 Media reveals just how thorough federal surveillance of the highways has gotten, especially from immigration authorities.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been demonstrating a system called Mobile Companion to instantly scan a vehicle's license plate and cross-reference it with sightings across the country along with driver's license data, credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, 404 Media reported earlier this month.

Mobile Companion is designed as an app that agents can use from their cellphones, integrated with a desktop application called Vehicle Manager. The government materials obtai

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