While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements ...

Earlier this year, a software engineer based in Huntsville, Ala., launched DeFlock, an online map where users can plot automated license plate readers in their cities as part of an effort related to ...

A project to document automated license plate readers arrives as more police agencies are using the surveillance technology.

Will Freeman has founded a crowd-sourced project to map automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in the US and abroad, ...

Automatic license plate readers, mounted on police cars or on objects like road signs and bridges, use small, high-speed cameras to photograph thousands of plates per minute. The information captured ...