Law enforcement agencies across Oregon and Washington use automated license plate readers to identify vehicles and manage traffic.

Many of those cameras are run by a company called Flock Safety, which has been criticized for sharing data with immigration officials. A new study from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights found that U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have access Flock license plate data from at least 18 of 31 law enforcement agencies in Washington state.

Phil Neff, the coordinator for the U.S. Center for Human Rights, joins us to discuss the research.

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