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Troy's License Plate Surveillance Under Fire | Albany News
Troy’s license plate readers are under fire as police access their data tens of millions of times a year — including over 19,000 searches by local officers in just two years. While law enforcement calls the tech vital for catching criminals, city council members push back over privacy, proposing a 48-hour data retention limit. Surprisingly, most crimes flagged come within that window, but police won’t say how many cases were solved using the system. The national search feature — accessed by agencies like Houston PD and even Border Patrol — was recently shut down. Council is now weighing…
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