ALPRs Are Fucking Everywhere—and Zero People Know or Give a Shit

Let’s address the basics, for anyone still half-asleep:

ALPR stands for Automated License Plate Reader (also known as ANPR in the UK). These are camera systems—attached to cop cars, traffic lights, street poles, overpasses, trailers—that automatically photograph every license plate that rolls into view. They log your plate number, time, date, and GPS location every. single. time you drive. That data is uploaded to massive, searchable databases—often owned or shared by law enforcement and private firms like Flock Safety.

Now that we’ve cleared that up…

ALPRs Are Fucking Everywhere

Every time you drive, an ALPR might snap your plate.
Cameras mounted on police cruisers, light poles, neighborhood entrances, highways, even your HOA’s gate record where you go and when.
Nobody asked for this.
Most people don’t even realize it exists.
And the rest? They don’t give a damn.

Surveillance Society on Steroids

• These systems catalog everyone’s movements, not just "criminals."
• Data flows between police, contractors, feds, neighborhood groups.
• No transparency. No meaningful control.
• No oversight on how long they keep data—or who access it.

Privacy? Fuck That—It’s Dead

Your license plate becomes your identity.
They track where you live, who you visit, what clinics you go to, where you protest.
Data is shared across state lines.
Used to target immigrants, abortion seekers, protesters, communities of color—all while the rest of the country keeps scrolling Instagram.

They Market It as "Public Safety"

“Helps recover stolen cars.”
“Helps Amber alerts.”
Bullshit.
They’re building surveillance dossiers on normal people just living life.
Misidentifications happen. Flags go off. Innocent people get dragged into chaos—and the system’s all we have.

Courts and Cities Are Still Waking Up

There is no universal legal limit on these systems. Some courts have questioned their constitutionality—but mostly enforcement is patchwork. Policies are inconsistent. Laws are half-assed.
Some cities are canceling contracts, but only under heavy pressure. Most people don’t even know they can demand transparency.

Why Nobody Gives a Shit

Because mass surveillance is normalized now.
Because they sell it as crime-fighting.
Because we’re too busy chasing status to notice they’re tracking our lives.
Because most of us don’t realize who's already being watched and punished.
And because they’ve sold complacency as freedom.

TL;DR

• ALPRs are everywhere—silent, permanent, invasive.
• Data is collected and shared widely and indefinitely.
• Used to suppress marginalized groups while disguised as safety tech.
• Policies are weak, inconsistent, and slow.
• And most people don’t even know this is real.

Wake the fuck up.

What Must Be Done

Option 1 (my personal favorite):
Take a fuckin sawzall and cut them down then smash them!!!

Option 2 (eye-roll):

• Demand transparency: Where are cameras? Who owns and accesses the data? How long is it kept?
• Push for strict data limits, warrants for historic searches, public audits, and contract bans.
• Support legal efforts and local campaigns that call this what it is—surveillance, not safety.

We’re already living in a world built for tracking every move. And we let it happen.
It’s time to fight back—before there’s nothing left of privacy at all.

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Posted by someone noticing the cameras—and giving a shit.