DHS Suffers Moment Of Clarity, Shuts Down Plans To Build A Nationwide License Plate Database

TECHDIRT — The order came just days after ICE solicited proposals from companies to compile a database of license-plate information from commercial and law enforcement tag readers. Officials said the database was intended to help apprehend fugitive illegal immigrants, but the plan raised concerns that the movements of ordinary citizens under no criminal suspicion could be scrutinized. [Read More]