Rekor Mass LPR Privacy Concerns Examined

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*********** ****** ****** **********'* ***** ****** had "********** [*****'*] *******'* ******** ** suspicious" ******* ** *** ****** *******:

********* ** * ********** ** ******* prosecutor ******,it **** **** ***** **** ************* to different parts of New York between October 2020 and August 2021 following routes ***** ** ** **** ** ********* ******* and for conspicuously short stays. [emphasis added]

** **** *****, ***** *** ****** over *** ******** ** ***********, **. Officers ***** *** ***** ** ***** cocaine, * ***, *** $**,*** ** cash.

*** **** ** ******* *** ******* reasons. *****, *********** ** ************ ********* anyone ******* ** *** ******, ************ of *** ********** *********, *** ****** on ***-**-***** *** **** ** ** so. ******, **** ******** ***** ***** on ***** ******** ** ****** ******** rather **** * ****** *******.

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**** ** ***specter ** ****** ************ **** *** ****** ********* **** ***** *******. This is the systematic development and deployment of a **** ************ ******* **** ******* *******’* ********** *********** ** *******. With no judicial oversight this type of system operates at the caprice of every officer with access to it. [emphasis added]

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* ***** ** * *******these ******** *** ******** ***** * **** **** *** ***** who may, and if he or she does use *** ****** ***************, ****'** ***** ** ** ****. [emphasis added]

********** ***** *** ******* ************** ** * *-****-*** ****** * **** ** ***** *** could **** ******** *** *************:

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Claims ******** ** ******* *******

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You **** ** ***** **** ***** ************* ** *** **** ***. And there's a bunch of things I can't go into many of them, but the simplest thing that we've discussed on the record before too is there *** ** ** ** ****** **** *****, right? According ** *** ******, ** ***** *** ** ** **** ** ****, *** **** ** ** ********** ** ** *********** ****. *** ***** ****** ******* ****** ** ******* ****** ** **** ***********. Or maybe they should, but if **** **, **'* **** ** * *** ***** ***** ********** *** ***** ****** ***** ** ******* *** ***** ** *** *** ****** ** ****.

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Emphasis ** ****** *********** *** ********* **********

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*: ***** ** *** ***** ** people's ********? *** ** ***** ******** the ******* ** ****** ** ** to ***** ****?

******* ******:We ****** *** *** *****. And, you know, I think you guys have even done some stories on some of the others that don't follow the rules.

*** *** *** **** **** **** privacy ***** **you ***'* ** ** *** **** ***** ** ******* *** ******* * ******* ******* ********* *** *******. So even ** ** ***** ****** *** **'* **** **********, at least from a Rekor perspective, that's **** ** **. [emphasis added]

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***** **community *****, *********** *****, ******* ******** ***** **** **** ***** *******. *** ** ***** ****'* * **** thing, right. It slows up the sales cycle, but it's quite it's certainly something that's important work that absolutely needs to be done. [emphasis added]

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**** *******, **** *** *** *** community ****, **** **** ******** ********, andbriefed *** ********* *****, *** ****, ****'* * *** ****, ** * ****** ******* ***** ** ***** ******* *'* ******* **** ***** ** * ** ******* ** * **. And they kind of demystified that. So once again that's ****** *********, ********* **********. [emphasis added]

** *****, *******, **** *** ***** decides **** ********* ********** ***** ****, not *****, *** ***** **** ********* it, **'* "**** ** *** ** our *****."

[********* **********] ****'*kind ** *** ** *** ***** because the community engagement is rarely **** ** *****, ****** **** ** ****** ********. ****'* *** **** ********. So anytime we're in a conversation with a police agency, that's what we recommend that they do so they engage the community. [emphasis added]

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**** *** ******* **** ***** ***** a *********** *** ******** ******** *** communities: *** ****** ******* ******* ****** safety **** *** ****** ** ********?

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