Private Surveillance Is Not Off Limits To Law Enforcement

There are no regulations preventing neighborhood watch groups from purchasing their own license plate readers and surveilling every car that drives through. Law enforcement can tap into such systems even if prohibited from using the identical technology. ⁃ TN EditorResidents of major American cities are constantly watched by ubiquitous cameras, mushrooming license plate readers and a battery of new smart city sensors.
But, but, but: It’s not just the government keeping tabs. An