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Location Surveillance
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This theme covers the persistent tracking of physical movement through license plate readers, geofencing tools, drones, mobile-device location data, and cross-jurisdictional data networks. It also includes connected aerial and fixed-sensor systems that record public-space movement, imagery, thermal data, associated metadata, and the retention, security, auditability, and cross-agency access of those records.
Location data turns ordinary movement into a record of associations, habits, travel, health choices, protests, and political activity. The issue is durable because location-tracking systems are cheap to deploy, attractive to law enforcement, and increasingly challenged by municipalities, state lawmakers, courts, and civil-liberties groups.
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Data Collection & Surveillance Practices, Regulation, Law & Enforcement, Risk, Harm & Societal Impact, Privacy Technology & AI
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