Feds: National License Plate Reading Program Rolling Out

Despite citizen resistance to license plate readers in general, the Federal government is creating a dragnet of scanners to locate vehicles throughout the nation. Under the guise of Customs and Border Protection, the program will work with private vendors to scan and aggregate pictures. ⁃ TN EditorCustoms will have access to commercial datasets including license plate images and data from parking garages, toll booth cameras and financial institutions, as well as local governments and law e