Hoodline

Ventura County Plate Reader Snafu Lets Outsiders Snoop Local Drivers

According to an internal review, out-of-state agencies ran more than 364,000 queries on the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office ...

The hills have eyes: secret surveillance network springs up in San Diego

A vast surveillance network is recording every driver passing through a stretch of road between San Diego and the Arizona state line.
Planetizen

Silicon Valley City Expels Automated License Plate Cameras Over Surveillance Fears

Mountain View, California voted to end their contract with Flock after residents protested the automated license plate readers.
IEEE

Efficient Vehicle Number Plate Detection and Recognition using Convolutional Neural Networks and YOLO

Abstract: This paper combines the powerful combination of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and You Only Look Once (YOLOv12) object detection system for vehicle number plate detection and ...
NBC 7 San Diego

California Attorney General sues El Cajon over license plate reader technology

California's Attorney General has filed a motion in the lawsuit against the city of El Cajon over its use of automatic license plate reader (ALRP) technology. Attorney General Rob Bonta claims the ...
IEEE

Fake Number Plate Detection Using Vehicle Image Analysis: A Robust Verification System

Abstract: The problem of increasing number of crimes that concern cars has increased the demand of Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems capable of locating forged or fake plates. The ...
Forbes

The FBI Is Using Facial Recognition To Identify ICE Protestors In Social Media Videos

The FBI has charged multiple people with crimes like vandalism after determining their identities using the controversial technology, according to court records. ICE protesters are being monitored by ...