The Police's Terrifying Surveillance Network
Published: October 24, 2025
Duration: 24:58
They’re on street corners, utility poles, even garbage trucks... and they’re tracking everywhere you go.
Welcome to the world of Automatic license plate readers. These aren't just cameras. They're part of a cloud-based surveillance network logging your movements in real time, and creating a warrantless database for law enforcement.
In this video, I explain:
- How ALPRs work
- Why this system almost surely violates the Fourth Amendment
- How we allowed this dragnet surveillance grid to take root
- And what we can do to push back
Welcome to the world of Automatic license plate readers. These aren't just cameras. They're part of a cloud-based surveillance network logging your movements in real time, and creating a warrantless database for law enforcement.
In this video, I explain:
- How ALPRs work
- Why this system almost surely violates the Fourth Amendment
- How we allowed this dragnet surveillance grid to take root
- And what we can do to push back