The target of the uprising: thousands of unobtrusive, brick-sized cameras mounted on standard poles, powered by solar panels, scanning passing traffic. They record your car’s make and model, your license plate number and your bumper stickers, and they snap a photo tagged with the precise time you passed by. Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers (ALPRs) have sparked worries about mass surveillance in the service of the Trump administration’s deportation strategy and the potential for abusing the technology. The Unblinking EyeThe ALPRs may provide convenience for law enforcement. “Via public records requests, EFF obtained datasets representing more than 12 million searches logged by more than 3,900 agencies between December 2024 and October 2025.