License Plate Readers Force Privacy Debate in States: "By Maggie Clark, Staff Writer
A police officer prepares to go out on patrol using a license plate reader, which photographs license plates and then compares them with those in a database of stolen vehicles. Some states are considering limits on how long police can keep the data. (AP)
Police have used cameras that read the license plates on passing cars to locate missing people in California, murderers in Georgia and hit-and-run drivers in Missouri.
The book-sized license plate readers (LPRs) are mounted on police cars, road signs or traffic lights. The images they capture are translated into computer-readable text and compiled into a list of plate numbers, which can run into the millions. Then police compare the numbers against the license plates of stolen cars, drivers wanted on bench warrants or people involved in missing person cases."
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