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DEA Plans to Expand License Plate Surveillance Program

Posted on October 9, 2018June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Michael Maharrey writes:

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) plans to expand a surveillance program that tracks the location of millions of everyday people through pictures of their license plates.

According to federal contracting data, the DEA will expand the footprint of its license plate tracking program with automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) connected to trailer-mounted speed displays. According to the contract announcement, the DEA will make a sole source award to RU2 Systems Inc.

Read more on Activist Post.

h/t, Joe Cadillic

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