ACLU Objects To License Plate Reader

It seems that the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has a problem with the Mobile Plate Hunter 900. The device can read up to 900 license plates per hour, then compares them to a computerized list from the National Crime Information Center. So far the system has busted a handful of bad guys but the ACLU thinks that it's an infringement on a driver's right to privacy.

Since the patrol began using the scanners in 2004, it has recovered 95 stolen cars - valued at $740,000 - and made 111 arrests, said patrol spokesman Lt. Shawn Davis. The plate hunter has made roads safer, he said.

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