RI ACLU wants to know about license plate data

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in about two dozen states, including Rhode Island, are asking police and state agencies to better explain how they use automatic license plate readers.

The ACLU of Rhode Island says on Monday that at least one police department, Providence, uses the technology. It has filed public records requests to find out whether any other city police departments or the state police have the technology or plan to get it.

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