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Tempe Halts License Plate Data Sharing | Mesa News
Tempe’s city council has shut down data sharing from its automated license plate readers, citing privacy concerns and recent misuse scandals in other Phoenix-area departments. Despite clean internal audits showing no wrongdoing, Tempe is cutting off all external law enforcement access to tighten control and boost public trust. The move follows troubling incidents — including an officer resigning after using the system to track his own wife — and a city halting use of similar tech after discovering suspicious activity. Tempe now plans to launch a transparent online portal to show how the…
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