‘No me acosen’: Legisladores de California y EE. UU. debaten sobre la tecnología de lectura de matrículas

California is wrestling with automatic license plate reader technology — cameras that police departments use to scan vehicle plates against crime databases in real time. The devices have proven powerful: Tustin police used one to quickly identify a murder suspect after clearing another, and Berkeley's theft case resolution jumped from thirty-four percent to forty-nine percent after deploying them. But CalMatters reports persistent privacy concerns: California officers have violated state law by sharing plate data with federal agents, and critics worry that conservative states could use California's data to track abortion seekers. This year, Senator Sabrina Cervantes introduced legislation limiting police data retention to thirty days — similar to a bill Governor Newsom vetoed last year. Police are opposing the measure, saying they need longer retention to solve cold cases and find missing persons.

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