You drive past a police cruiser or a traffic camera, and you probably don’t give it a second thought. But behind the scenes, a high-speed camera called an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) just captured your location, time, and identity. These devices are not just for catching criminals; they are part of a massive, mostly unregulated surveillance web. Every time you drive to the grocery store, the doctor, or a friend’s house, a record of your journey is being created and stored. We are diving into the reality of how your movements are being tracked and who actually has access to that data.
