Approximately 75 percent of U.S. police departments are using or plan to use license-plate scanning technology to help solve crimes, Business Insider reports. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says the technology has the potential to collect data on innocent Americans and can be used in ways that violate privacy. "In our society, it's a core principle that the government doesn't watch people's innocent activities just in case they may be connected with a crime," said Allie Bohm of the ACLU, adding that often “police are retaining this data indefinitely with few privacy protections … It can reveal people's political views, religious activities and a lot of other personal information."
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