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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

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2. A few reasons

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:24 PM

Feb 2013

The division of motor vehicles (or whatever it's called in MN) was looking for expired plates and unpaid parking tickets. Additionally, they were looking for stolen cars and people driving on suspended permits, so law enforcement was part of the rationale.

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Minneapolis license plate data raises privacy questions [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2013 OP

What was their rationale for collecting this data in the first place? surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #1

A few reasons mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2013 #2