Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs' Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.

EFF analyzes how Connecticut, Arizona, Washington, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, and Oklahoma have enacted or proposed laws blocking public access to ALPR data, undermining the transparency that has enabled journalists and advocates to expose racist policing, surveillance of protesters, and system misuse. The report argues wholesale exemptions are counterproductive and proposes balanced approaches using existing privacy carveouts that preserve accountability.