{"id":222535,"date":"2026-03-11T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/san-jose-police-changes-its-automated-license-plate-reader-policy-over-privacy-concerns-kion-central-coast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:15:08","slug":"san-jose-police-changes-its-automated-license-plate-reader-policy-over-privacy-concerns-kion-central-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/san-jose-police-changes-its-automated-license-plate-reader-policy-over-privacy-concerns-kion-central-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose police changes its automated license plate reader policy over privacy concerns \u2013 KION Central Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose police changes its automated license plate reader policy over privacy concerns \u2013 KION Central Coast<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-03-11 17:39:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: kioncentralcoast.com<\/a><\/p>\n

By Kenny Choi<\/p>\n

San Jose has enacted new restrictions on the city\u2019s network of automated license plate reader cameras.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously to place limits on where the devices can be installed and how long the data they retrieve can be stored. The new rules will reduce the data storage period from one year to 30 days and will prohibit ALPRs from recording vehicles at houses of worship and reproductive health clinics. <\/p>\n

Other changes include restricting access to federal and immigration agencies and requiring multi-factor authentication for data access and usage. The new safeguards were proposed by the San Jose Police Department and received support from Mayor Matt Mahan, who said the cameras can be credited for a 20% reduction in crime.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Law enforcement agencies say the cameras help solve crimes, but critics are concerned about privacy and the massive amounts of data stored.<\/p>\n

Across San Jose, nearly 474 license-plate reader cameras scan passing vehicles every day, capturing plate numbers, vehicle descriptions, and location.<\/p>\n

But critics warn that the Flock Safety system is creating a massive database of drivers\u2019 movements, raising concerns about government surveillance and potential misuse of data.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have automated license plate readers that capture information of every person who passes through its view, that\u2019s regardless of whether or not you\u2019re suspected of a crime. So that means it doesn\u2019t matter what you\u2019re doing, you are now being tracked,\u201d said Huy Tran, SIREN Immigrant Rights Executive Director.\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Jose\u2019s police chief says no other technology has been as impactful in fighting crime in his 30-plus years of law enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that [the approved proposal] satisfies many of the privacy concerns some people have while also giving our detectives the information they need to make their investigation advances,\u201d said Police Chief Paul Joseph. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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