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Automated License Plate Readers
To Better Protect Individuals’ Privacy, Law Enforcement Must Increase Its Safeguards for the Data It Collects

Report Number: 2019-118

Selected Abbreviations Used in This Report

ACLU American Civil Liberties Union
ALPR Automated license plate reader
CHP California Highway Patrol
CJIS Criminal Justice Information Services Division
CLETS California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
GPS Global positioning system
ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
IT Information technology
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development