"An Associated Press (AP) investigation published in November revealed that the U.S. Border Patrol, an agency under U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), had hidden license plate readers in ordinary traffic safety equipment. The data collected by the Border Patrol plate readers was then fed into a predictive intelligence program monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
"AP obtained land use permits from Arizona showing that the Border Patrol went to great lengths to conceal its surveillance equipment in that state, camouflaging it by placing it inside orange and yellow construction barrels dotting highways. The letter said the groups' researchers have identified a similar network of devices in California, finding about 40 license plate readers in San Diego and Imperial counties, both of which border Mexico."
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations called on California Governor Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California. An Associated Press investigation revealed that U.S. Border Patrol hid license plate readers in ordinary traffic safety equipment and fed the collected data into a predictive intelligence program that monitors millions of American drivers to identify suspicious travel patterns. Researchers identified about 40 readers in San Diego and Imperial counties, with more than two dozen hidden inside construction barrels. AP obtained Arizona land-use permits showing Border Patrol camouflaged equipment inside orange and yellow barrels. Some California Department of Transportation permits show Border Patrol and Drug Enforcement Administration applied to place readers along state highways.
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