California LPR Data Sharing Law Dispute Entangles Flock And Motorola

Executive *******

***** ********** *** *********** ******** ****** agree **** **** *** ********** **** aiding ******** **************, **** *** ******* divided ** ******* **** *** ******* share *** **** ***-**-***** *** ***** purposes.

***** *** ***********, ** ********* *****, or ***** ********* ******* **** *****, the ********* *************** **** ****** **** to ***** **********, ******** *********** *** the ********. *******, * ********** ******* that *** *** ******* ***-**-***** ******* could **** **** *** ****** ********* Motorola *** *****, ***** ******** ***** be **** ********** ** ****** *********** California.

**** ********* ** *** *********** ******** in ********** **** **************** ************* ******** ************* **** ******** ********************* ************ ******* *** **** *** ** state. *** ************* **** **** **** violating * ***** *** **** *** and *********** ********* * ***** *** against ****** ************** ** ****-******** ************* into ****** ********* ***** ********* ** California.

**** ******* ***** *** **** *** enforcement ****** ** *** **** ***** ****** ** **** ** *** ACLU *** ***,***** *** ********* ** ** ** the *************.

LPR **** ******* ***

*** ******* ********* *************** ***** ** the ********** ** * "****** ******" in *** *******. *************. **** § ****.**.** (*)****** **** * "[*] ****** ****** shall *** ****, *****, ** ******** ALPR ***********, ****** ** ******* ****** agency, *** **** ** ********* ********* by ***.”

***** *** *********** ******* ** *** law,********** ***. **** § ****.**.* (*):

“****** ******” *****the *****, *** ****, ******, ** **** *** ******, ** *** ****** ** ********* *********** ** *** ***** or a city, county, or city and county, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency.

*** **** *** *** **** *** definition ** ******* *********** *** **** sharing ** ******, ********, *** *********** agencies, ** *** ********* ************ ****** "the *****." **** ** ** ******* from*** ** *** *********** **** ** *** *********** ** May.

*********** ********** ******** ************ ******, ***** ******* ************ ******* ***** state *** ******* *** ***********, ***** with *** ****/***'* **************, ********* *********** ******** **** ****. **** **** **** **** *** center **** *** ***** **** **** out ** ***** ******* "**** ** the *** *** *** ** *******" based ** *** "******* ************** ** what * ****** ****** **."

********** ** *** ** ** ****** that **** **** ** ***** *********** the *** ** *** ****,********* ** *** ******** ********** ** State ************.**** *** ********* ******* ****** **** might ******* *** *********** **** ******* data ***-**-***** *** *** *********** ********, however. *** ***** ********* *** ******* of **** *** ******* ** ** destroyed ** * *******, **** ******* exceptions.

"Somewhat *********"

********** ****** *********** **** ***** **** data ***-**-***** **** **** **** **** do *** ******* *** *** ********* them **** ***** **.

** ******** ***** ** ****,******* ****** ******* ***** ********** **** *** **** *** ***'* interpretation ** ***** ** * "****** reading ** *** ********** ********."

****** ******* ** *** ****** ******* of *** ********** ** * "****** agency," ***** ******** *** ******** "** a ****, ******, ** **** *** county, *********, *** *** ******* **, a *** *********** ******."

"**** *******, ***** ********** ******** *********, does *** ************ ***** ** *** State ************,*** **** **** *** ******** *** sharing ** *********** **** *** ***** state," ****** ****.

*************'* ******** ********* ******* ***** ******* **** not ******** *** ******* ** *** data **** ***** ******.

**** ***** ********** *** *********** ******** explicitly **** **** **** **** ** share **** *** ** *****, ********* the ***** ****** **********, *** ******** Police **********, *** ****** ****** **********, the ****** ****** *******'* **********, *** the ******* ***** ****** **********. *** of ***** ******** **** **** **** believed **** **** ********* **** *** law.

******* ***** ****** ******* ****** ************ ****:

*** ******* ***** ** ** ********* of *** **************** ** ** ******** to ******* **** ******* ** ********/****** care ***********. ****, *** **** ***** sure *** **** ** ***** ****** for **** *******.Regarding *** ******* ** **** *** ***** ******** ************* ******** ****** ***** *****, *** **** ** *** ***** ** *** ***** ********* **** ***** ******** ****. [******** *****.]

ACLU/EFF ********

*** **** *** *********** ***** *** **** ******* ** 71 ********** ********** *** **** **** ***** *** shared ********* ******* ***** ****** **** with ***** ******, ** ****** *** organizations **** ******** *** ***** *** data *** *** ***** "****** *********** of ******** *******." *** ************* ********** the *********** **** ******* *** **** through ****** *********** ********.

*** ******** **** *** *********** ** the ************'* ******** *** ****** **** confrontational ** ***********.

********** ** *** ************, *** ********** County *******'* ****** ******** *** ******** of ******* *** ****** * ******* ****.*** ****** **** ******* **** *** civil ********* ****** "**** ****" ** saying **** "*** *********** ******* **** information ** ** ******* ** ******* people's ***** ******."

*******, ** ***** ***** *** *********** agencies ******* ***** ********* ** ******** to *** *************' ******** *** ******* sharing *** **** **** ***** ******, according ** ****'* ********.

**** ******* ****** ******* **** ************ **** ** ** *****:

** ***** **** **** ***** ********** law *********** ******** ******** * ****** from *** **** ********* **** ***** a *** ****** ***. ** *** not ***** ********** **** **** *** of ***** *** *********** ******** ***** to ********* *** ******.Upon ********** **** ***** ***************, ** ***** ******* ********** **** *** *** ** ***** ********. [******** *****.]

** ***,******** ****** ***** ****** ******** * ******** *** **** *** *** ******* them **** *** ********** *** **** ended *** ********.

* ** ******* ** ****** *** that *** ******** ****** ********** *** takenimmediate ****** ** ******* *** ***** mentioned in your letter. We **** *********** * ******* ******** **** **** *** ***** *** ******* ** **** **** **** *** ***-**-***** ********. As a department we are committed to upholding the privacy rights of individuals and reinforces our dedication to to adhering to principles of the Fourth Amendment. [Emphasis *****.]

No ******* **** **

*************** *** ********** ******** ******* *** Banta *** *** ******* ***** ***** interpretation *** ***** ****** ****** **** asked ** ****. *** **** *** EFF **** **'* *** ****** ** their ************** **** ***** ****** *********** about *** ****.

"*** ****** ** ****** ** ******* legal ****** ** ********. **** **** — ******** ******* ***** ******* ********* to ************ *** ******* ** ************," a ***** ************** *** ***** ****.

* ************'* ****** ** *** **** ******* safeguards**** ******** **** ******** *** ****** believed *** *** ********* *** ******* of *** **** **** *** *********** in ***** ******.

*** ******* ***** **** ***** *** enforcement ******** **** ******* *** **** "widely" ***** ******** ** ***** **** systems **** ******* ******* **** "******* effort," *** ****** ****. **********, ** particular, *** ******* *** ****** **** "over * ******** ******** ****** *** United ******."

Past ***** **********

**********, *** **** ******* * ******* against *** ***** ****** ******* *** sharing *** **** **** ***** ****** and ******* ********, ******** **** **** violated *** ******* ** ********. *** department ******* *********** **** *** ************ ** ****** ***** ** ****** ** **** share *** **** **** *** *********** in **********.

******* *** **** *** ******* *** no ******** *** *******, ** **** not ***** ** * ********* ********** the ****/***'* ***** **************.

****** *********** **** ******** ** ***** LPR **** **** ***** ****** ********** the **** ** ********* ***** ********* when ********** ***** *************** ** *** law ** ****. *** ********, *** Chino ****** ********** ***** **** ***** had **** ** "******** ********* *****" that ***** *** ** **** ******* data.

Legislative ******

***** ********* ********* ** ******* *** existing *******, *** *** ******** ****** to **** ******** **** * ****** committee,********* ** *********. *** ****,** ****, ***** **** ********** ********** "**** information **** ***** ****, ******, ** transferred ** ** ***-**-***** ** ******* agency ******* * ***** ***** ** warrant ****** ** * ********** *****."

Flock, ********, ******* ******

********** ******** ********** **** **** **** use ***** ** ********. ** *** 14 ********* ** ** **** ********* on ********, ***** ** *** *********** said **** *** *****. **** **** they *** ********/********. *** ***********, *** Oakley ****** ********** *** ******** ****** Department, **** **** *** **** ***** and ********. ** *********** **** **** used *******.

**** ***** *** ************* ***** *** ****** ** ****** sharing *** **** **********.

**** ******, * ********* *** ***** Park, **********-***** *****, **** **** ** does *** "*** *** ****" *** "how *** *********** ******** ********* ***** law ** ******* ***** ******** *** their **** ********." **** ** *** response:

**** *****, ** ***’* *** *** data. *** ********* **. *** *********, we ***’* ****** **** **** **** share ***** *******.Agencies **** **** **** ***** **** ********* *** **** ******** ** ********* *** **** **** ** ****** **** *******.

*** **** ** **** ***** *** enforcement ****** ****** ****** **** *** laws **** **** *** ******* ** socially ******** ** ** **. *******, Flock ****** ********** ** ******** *** agencies, *** *** ****** **** ***** laws.How *** *********** ******** ********* ***** *** ** ******* ***** ******** *** ***** **** ********.

***** ****** *** ***** ***** ** help ******** *** ***** ********** **** civil ********* ********, ********* ******* **** retention; ********* ****** ************ ******* *** providing * ********* ***** *** ** those ********; *** ***** ****** *********** technology; *** ***** *****.We ** *** ******* *** ***** ******** ** *** *********. [Emphasis Added.]

*************** *** ********, ***** ** *********, California-based ********, *** *** ***** ** a ******* *** ******* **** ****.

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******* **** *******, *** ********** ** yet ******* ******* **** *** ***** of *** **** ******* ** ********** increases, ******** *********** *** *** ******** and *****. *******, ** *** *** does, ** ****, ******** ***-**-***** *******, Motorola *** ***** ***** *********** **** business ** ****** **** ***** ** interested ** ***** ** *** ************* suspects *** **** ** **********.