Records show the University of Arizona Police Department searched a national license-plate database on behalf of a federal agency — contradicting a university official’s claim that the department wasn’t sharing that data with the federal government.
UAPD participated in a national network for sharing data collected on automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, which use cameras to capture computer-readable images of license plates. That data is maintained by a manufacturer called Flock Safety.
In recent months, concerns have grown nationwide that Flock Safety’s ALPRs and information-sharing networks pose significant threats to personal privacy and could aid immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation efforts…