Eugene and Springfield police have purchased license plate readers that use AI to make digital fingerprints of vehicles. Police say they’re a tool to gather objective evidence and they’ve already helped solve a violent crime.
Privacy advocates fear the system – which is linked to a nationwide network – could put Oregon’s vulnerable residents at risk.
The cameras–small black devices powered with solar panels–use AI to capture make, model, color, unique characteristics like damage or bumper stickers, as well as license plate numbers. According to the company, it can also make digital fingerprints of bicycles…