L.A. police, other law enforcement agencies collect and share millions of license plate images without adequate privacy protections, audit says.
State law requires that agencies adopt policies and safeguards to prevent misuse by describing the system’s purpose, who may use it, how the agency will share data, how the agency will protect and monitor the system, and how long the agency will keep the data.
Privacy concerns have been raised by groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, which has questioned the collection and storage of data on those not suspected of crimes, including associates and neighbors of suspects. The Los Angeles Police Department shares license plate data with 58 law enforcement agencies in Southern California, including those in San Fernando, Anaheim and Thousand Oaks, and does a better job of recording and controlling which images are shared, the audit found.
Howle recommended that the state Department of Justice develop a model policy to protect privacy that could be adopted by local law enforcement agencies. She said the state agency should also have the power to make sure agencies complied with policies.
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