Experts said amid midterms and other congressional priorities, the prospects of federal data privacy legislation passing this year appear highly unlikely.

The order directs the state’s Department of Public Safety to create statewide safeguards for state and local law enforcement entities using ALPR technology.

The tool is designed to flag potentially fraudulent purchases and temporarily block transactions, similar to fraud detection systems used by banks and credit card companies.

Police around New York state have searched Flock’s license plate database on behalf of ICE, according to new research by civil rights groups.

John Davisson, a deputy director at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and Theo Oshiro, co-executive director of Make the Road States

Michael Hanna-Butros Meyering said there are numerous similarities between the technology challenges faced by the two state governments he's served.

Campaigns against Flock's license plate readers are forcing changes on the industry, but the company still claims police have a role to play.

The Legal Aid Society's case argues that New York City's "rogue" DNA database violates state law and civil rights.

Michael Hanna-Butros Meyering, Nevada's chief communications and policy officer, will now help Oregon translate privacy principles into practical decisions and repeatable processes, according to a state announcement.

Data-privacy experts said on a recent panel that while state privacy laws regulate what data brokers can collect and sell, those laws often do not extend to the problematic conclusions…