🌱 Texas lawmakers weigh bans and limits on license plate cameras
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- Texas lawmakers weigh bans and limits on license plate cameras
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📰 News we're reading
• Ban or restrict? Three Texas bills target Flock and other license plate cameras (click2houston.com) — A city-operated license plate camera at Hewitt Park illustrates technology facing new scrutiny at the Texas Capitol. Three proposed bills would either ban government use statewide or impose restrictions, including warrants and data deletion requirements. Supporters cite crime-solving benefits, while critics raise privacy concerns; none of the bills has passed. 
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