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Bipartisan backlash to ALPRs grows as two high-profile bills are introduced

The Record · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has new legislation on limiting automated license plate readers (ALPRs), while Democratic Sens. Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have teed up a broader bill.

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