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Claim Text: Included among the critics is a website, SparrowMap, that uses ALPR technology to track police vehicles in real time.
Simplified Text: SparrowMap, a website, uses automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology to track police vehicles in real time.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: Daniel Boguslaw
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "date": "2026-09-23", "organization": "SparrowMap" }
Subject Tags: Technology Police Surveillance
UUID: d7785300-3557-43df-9349-45c2da37c970
Vector Index: ✗ No vector
Created: September 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM (2 weeks ago)

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Homeland Security Is Monitoring Activists Building Anti-Flock Tech

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2 weeks ago

https://reason.com/2026/09/23/homeland-security-is-monitoring-activists-building-anti-flock-tech

Homeland Security fusion centers are monitoring anti-surveillance activists, including SparrowMap, which uses ALPR technology to track police vehicles. The government considers SparrowMap a potential threat, despite its legality and public availability. This monitoring is part of a broader trend of classifying anti-surveillance efforts as 'anti-technology extremism' or 'anti-surveillance extremism'.

Surveillance Homeland Security Activists Automated License Plate Readers SparrowMap Privacy Civil Liberties Fusion Centers

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