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Police Surveillance Cameras Offer a False Choice Between Public Safety and Privacy

Rhode Island Current · Rhode Island Current Staff · April 6, 2026

An opinion piece rejecting the framing that communities must choose between ALPR-powered policing and privacy, arguing that legitimate public-safety objectives can be met with strong retention limits, warrant requirements, and transparency mandates. The author warns that 'nothing to hide' rhetoric dismisses the documented history of surveillance being deployed disproportionately against communities of color and dissenting voices.

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