Tuesday night’s action allows the city government to acquire, share and install the controversial tech, which scans the license plates of passing cars.
‘It could wait.’ Police oversight board calls on Nashville to slow the rollout of license plate readers.
The board’s leader says it’s imperative that both it and the public are aware of the city’s policies surrounding license plate readers, before the program is launched.
Metro Council finds workaround to make sure license plate readers won’t be used for immigration enforcement
The Metro Council doesn’t want license plate readers to be used for immigration enforcement.
Tennessee lawmakers aim to take oversight of police technology away from local governments
The battle over police reform is heating up once again in Tennessee. Legislators now want to control what they call “criminal justice technology” — like body cameras and facial recognition.
Nashville’s community oversight board could gain access to license plate reader data
Nashville’s police oversight board could have power to monitor use of license plate readers if a new bill passes the city council.
‘Support the police – that’s Nashville’: Metro Council passes controversial license plate readers
Nashville will test out license plate readers in a six-month pilot program.
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