Catherine Crump: The small and surprisingly dangerous detail the police track about you

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Explains police data collection on vehicle license plates and privacy implications, teaching surveillance mechanisms and civil liberties. Technical policy analysis.

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A 6-minute video from tedtalksdirector: “Catherine Crump: The small and surprisingly dangerous detail the police track about you”.

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Part of What your data reveals about you, The dark side of data

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