The human toll of ALPR errors
Electronic Frontier Foundation · November 1, 2024 · United States
EFF case file: Brittney Gilliam (Aurora, $1.9M settlement) — SUV with Colorado plates flagged as a stolen Montana motorcycle. Denise Green (San Francisco, $495k). Jason Burkleo (Atherton, H/M misread). Jaclynn Gonzales and her 12-year-old sister (Española, 2/7 misread). One study found ALPRs misread the state on 1 in 10 plates.
Why it is in the file
Named victims, named cities, named settlement amounts. Use when 'hypothetical harm' is the pushback.
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