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Keeping it Real: Riverside County Doubles License Plate Cameras  as Part of a Nationwide Mass-Surveillance System

Riverside County has approved a $6.9 million dollar contract for automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras, which will double the existing number of cameras, capturing still images and vehicle information in a database for 30 days, and is a concern due to the potential for mass surveillance and the lack of transparency in the use of the technology.