The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

[highplainsdem]

Source: 404 Media

The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles—and by extension people—across the country without a warrant, according to FBI procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.

The documents show that ALPRs continue to be a sought-after tool for law enforcement, not just for local police and individual communities, but federal agencies too. The news also comes as protests and pushback against ALPRs have spread around the country.

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ALPR cameras generally work by constantly scanning the color, brand, model, and license plate of vehicles that drive by. This creates a timestamped record of where a particular vehicle was at a specific time that law enforcement can then query, effectively letting them see exactly where someone drove across time. The technology has existed for decades, but has become more pervasive in recent years.

The FBI says it is looking for a vendor that will let it log into a Software-as-a-Service system and then query the collected ALPR data with license plate information, a description of the vehicle, a time or date, and geolocation information.

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Read more: https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/

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They're offering companies $6 million for each of 6 areas: eastern lower 48, western lower 48, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and outlying areas (Guam, US Virgin Islands, etc).

So Kash Patel, who's probably usually so drunk he couldn't find his ass with both hands, will have quick access to all that data.

[popsdenver]

1. Knowing this administration

The won't BUY access, they will just take it.....Next they will install cameras in every BLUE State and City, as well as installing them in all of our bedrooms.......

[UpInArms]

2. Why do I feel constantly violated

by the corrupt cabal?

Because the Constitution is used to wipe the asses

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Maybe he's worried that his girlfriend will leave him, and he wants to be able to track her if that happens. NT

[cstanleytech]

4. Mmmm nothing illegal or even close to Unconstitutional though.

Creepy? Ohhh yahhhhh!!

[Tasmanian Devil]

5. Out of state health care

If the FBI has access to it, how long until it's shared with every red state that wants it?

I can think of several red states that would love to get full ALPR data to prosecute women getting health care that's illegal in their home states.

1984 Here We Come!

[HighFired49]

6. We're turning into

One Nation Under Surveillance

[padfun]

7. I think they already have it.

My nephew is a cop in Phoenix and he said they have them everywhere. Trafic lights, construction cones, etc

And I'll bet the FBI can access them if they really want to.

But he did say there is some animosity between the cops and feds.

[Efilroft Sul]

8. The country is a panopticon, and the Wall was really built to keep us in.

[progressoid]

9. Hmmm. I assumed they already did this. Local choice be damned

Why some cities are ditching their Flock license plate readers

The use of automatic license plate readers has exploded across the country in recent years. The cameras on roads and freeways that take images of the back of passing cars are popular with police for solving crimes.

But as President Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown has escalated in recent months, residents of various American cities are urging local leaders to stop using these cameras, citing fears of mass surveillance and concerns that local data could be aiding a federal deportation dragnet.

Many of the grassroots campaigns have targeted cameras made by Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based company that has contracts with more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. Some cities have grappled with the issue and decided to keep their cameras due to public safety, but in a number of places, the pressure has worked.

The liberal college towns of Flagstaff, Ariz., Cambridge, Mass., Eugene, Ore. and Santa Cruz, Calif., are among a list of at least 30 localities that have either deactivated their Flock cameras or canceled their contracts since the beginning of 2025 – with much of the activity happening in just the last three months.

...https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5612825/flock-contracts-canceled-immigration-survillance-concerns

[LudwigPastorius]

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