mlarmishMar 1
Electronic Frontier Foundation
“They claim they might be looking for smugglers or … cartel members, but that’s not who they’re collecting data on,” EFF’s Dave Maass told CalMatters. “(The program) is primarily collecting data on people who live in the region.” https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/02/alpr-border-patrol-caltrans/
The hidden surveillance network sending Californians' license plates to Border Patrol

California residents are noticing new license plate readers that appear to be operated by the Border Patrol. Some have had confusing encounters with agents.

CalMatters
Feb 28 at 9:34pmTypefully
Show threadCassandrichMar 1
@eff Those things look incredibly easy to destroy, safely if you approach them from the non camera side.
Show threadNymnympseudonymMar 1
@eff "domestic mass surveillance", even