"Drivers in Los Angeles County have a powerful new privacy advocate after the L.A. County Board of Supervisors pushed to restrict how their license plates are scanned by law enforcement. The board recently voted to ask the Sheriff's Department to more stringently regulate its use of the license plate data it collects through high-tech camera systems mounted on patrol cars and above roads."
"The September motion requests that the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, which operates independently of the supervisors, conduct yearly privacy training for deputies with access to license plate cameras and that the data be barred from use for non-criminal immigration enforcement. It also requests the department delete plate sightings after 60 days unless they are flagged on criminal lists. The Sheriff's Department "welcomes" the motion and plans to review its practices and policies, the department told CalMatters."
L.A. County supervisors voted to ask the Sheriff's Department to tighten rules governing automated license plate readers, citing regional data-sharing with federal immigration agencies. The motion requests yearly privacy training for deputies who access plate cameras, prohibits using the data for noncriminal immigration enforcement, and requires deleting plate sightings after 60 days unless they are flagged on criminal lists. The Sheriff's Department said it "welcomes" the motion and will review its practices, reporting it operates 931 automated readers and currently has no 'current' arrangements to share plate data with federal agencies. Supervisors may take further action depending on the department's report.
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