Op-ed | License Plate Readers Were Already a Privacy Nightmare. Then Came SignalTrace.

SignalTrace technology enhances traditional automatic license plate readers by capturing electronic signals from personal devices inside vehicles, raising significant new privacy and civil rights concerns due to expanded mass surveillance capabilities without warrants.

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