License Plate Readers Under Scrutiny | Columbia News

License plate readers are quietly transforming policing—tracking every car, storing data for 30 days, and letting officers search for suspects. In Columbia, agencies are expanding use, but activists demand transparency: most deny requests for search logs, citing vendor storage. Simpsonville’s rare disclosure revealed nearly 500 searches in a month—and shockingly, over a million searches by thousands of agencies across 46 states. While touted as crime-fighting tools, critics warn of mass surveillance and misuse, with some counties like Oconee banning them outright and Greer covering cameras after misconduct allegations. The tech connects us all—but at what cost to privacy? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article317193648.html#storylink=mainstage_card More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/729f947afd225eda Report issues to [email protected].