If you’ve had concerns over the increasing use by Law enforcement of surveillance cameras and license plate scanners you can relax, (Just a little.) Washington state lawmakers have decided to ask law enforcement to back off a little bit on their use of surveillance cameras and also flock camera systems.
According to axios.com,‘ Washington lawmakers passed the state’s first-ever restriction on automated license plate readers earlier this year, and Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the bill into law March 30. It limits how police can use the technology, caps how long data can be stored (21 days) and restricts how that data can be shared. It also bars agencies from collecting data near certain locations, including health care facilities, immigration-related sites, schools, places of worship and food banks.’
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