The Illinois State Police and several state officials are facing a federal lawsuit over the use of automated license plate readers in Cook County. The lawsuit, filed by two Chicago residents on May 30, alleges that the state’s warrantless monitoring system constitutes an unconstitutional 'system of dragnet surveillance.' The plaintiffs seek to end the use of these cameras by police agencies in Illinois, arguing that it represents a dystopian reality. The lawsuit has been supported by organizations like the Liberty Justice Center, which criticizes the widespread use of surveillance technology without proper warrants.
Illinois' use of license plate-reading cameras amounts to ‘dragnet surveillance,' lawsuit says https://t.co/PbzNGUDCQo
A lawsuit accuses Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate reading cameras which track motorist’s whereabouts. https://t.co/OOvZIdckY9
Two Chicagoans have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end the use of license plate readers by police agencies in Illinois. "A bridge too far.” https://t.co/2XfkweprCc
Illinois sued over proliferation of license plate reading cameras https://t.co/8dv1MvjS1a
Two Chicagoans have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end the use of license plate readers by police agencies in Illinois. "A dystopia playing out in real-time, in our backyards.” https://t.co/2XfkweprCc
Great new lawsuit by @LJCenter against Illinois’s warrantless surveillance system. Maybe I’ll eventually stop getting camera tickets from DC (never Virginia) for, eg, going 46 in a 35 on route 50. https://t.co/rJlGOMmnEs
The Illinois State Police and several state officials were hit with a lawsuit over the “warrantless” monitoring of drivers in Cook County through automated license plate readers. https://t.co/cWkVa4u8nh