05/22/2026
For years, surveillance cameras known as Automated License Plate Readers, or ALPRs, have quietly tracked Americans’ movements by scanning and storing license plate data from passing cars, often without warrants or probable cause.
Unlike red light or speed cameras that activate when laws are broken, ALPRs collect information on everyone, creating a massive surveillance dragnet that threatens Americans’ privacy and constitutional rights.
That’s why Rep. Scott Perry’s amendment to ban ALPRs on federally funded highways, except for tolling purposes, is such an important step forward.
Thank you to Rep. Scott Perry for leading on this issue and standing up for Americans’ freedoms.
Read more in our latest blog post:
For years now, cameras have quietly appeared on streets all across the country, tracking your movements as you go about your life. Known as automated license plate readers (ALPRs), these cameras scan every car that passes them. An amendment to the 2026 highway bill may soon roll back this infringeme...