The Charlottesville Police Department recently ended a pilot program that involved the use of artificial intelligence software and license plate reading cameras to help solve crimes in Charlottesville, Virginia. The program was ended over concerns that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials could use the data collected by the license plate reading cameras to identify illegal immigrants.
According to CBS 19 News, while police officials credited the license plate reader cameras for helping solve crime, city council members in Charlottesville voted earlier this month to end a one-year pilot program for the Flock Safety license plate reader system. The outlet noted that City Manager Sam Sanders confirmed that Charlottesville would not be renewing its contract with Flock Safety following the expiration of its one-year pilot program.
“That pilot has now ended,” Sanders informed City Council officials during a meeting on December 15. “The cameras are being removed.”…