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Boston Police indefinitely suspends license plate reader program

The Boston Police Department (BPD) has indefinitely halted its use of license plate readers (LPR) following an investigation published on Saturday into their use by the investigative journalism organization MuckRock and the Boston Globe.

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  • junglman
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    Ths technology could be useful if they removed the privacy concerns by not storing all the data they collect.

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