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San Mateo County’s Civil Grand Jury just dropped a fiery report slamming the lax oversight of automated license plate readers, demanding tighter controls and accountability. While some progress has been made, the jury found ALPR policies are dangerously weak — especially around data sharing, where agencies often fail to track who they’re handing info to or why. California law restricts data to other public agencies, but some have secretly shared it with private university security without verifying eligibility. As Bay Area cities reassess contracts with Flock Safety — notorious for past ties to ICE and Customs — the report highlights gaping holes in state-level data-sharing rules and contract language. The Sheriff claims strict compliance measures, but this report is a wake-up call: these surveillance tools need serious legal guardrails to prevent abuse and ensure transparency.

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