Finish the Fight: Codify an ALPR Ban in Tempe
We ended Flock in Tempe. We blocked Axon from replacing them. We got the city to put out a statement saying it won’t use ALPRs. Now, we codify it. Help us pass an ordinance similar to the one we’re proposing in Chandler to ban ALPRs in Tempe once and for all.
The two most impactful things you can do right now are email the city council, and attend the September 24 council meeting, demanding that ALPRs be banned to protect our privacy in the future.
Bonus – when you see an ALPR camera on your day-to-day business, let us know. We’re working on mapping Tempe’s cameras.
What is an ALPR?
ALPRs are cameras that capture information on every single vehicle that passes by. This includes not only a car’s license plate, but date, time, location, and increasingly, make, model, bumper stickers, dents, and any other identifiable characteristics that can be picked up by the AI systems embedded in this surveillance technology. This type of dragnet surveillance is what violates our constitutional rights. The ACLU argues that using ALPR systems gives the government “unprecedented powers of surveillance that upset traditional expectations of privacy in violation of the Fourth Amendment”. This is an issue that applies to all ALPRs, not just from Flock. This includes Axon, Motorola, Genetec, Leonardo, and any other ALPR company.