License-plate readers that scan passing cars and instantly match them to criminal databases have moved quickly from sci-fi concept to daily reality, even in small towns. And just as quickly, privacy ...

On Sept. 25, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts, in conjunction with 39 other ACLU chapters across the country, filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Justice and ...

While dozens of inoperable crime cameras lead to complaints in New Orleans, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has been quietly monitoring a smaller network of neighborhood surveillance cameras for ...

Motor vehicle license plates are becoming an increasingly important source of information for some local governments, which are deploying car-mounted mobile technologies that can scan thousands of ...

Governor Mary Fallin created a task force to handle Oklahoma's untested rape kits. After a physical count demanded of each law enforcement operation, teh task force will figure out how to reduce the ...

When Joe Golding went to his local Rite Aid pharmacy to pick up a prescription, he was met with a surprise. The clerk asked for his driver’s license, and Golding didn’t think much of it — until the ...

Dear Mahatma: I went to a grocery store for a bottle of wine. At checkout I was demanded to show my driver's license and allow them to scan it. I said they could look at it and even look at my face to ...

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