The First Amendment
The ability of ALPR systems to track an individual’s personal life conflicts with the First Amendment’s protections for people’s freedoms of speech and association. These protections were enshrined in the Constitution to secure, in part, the ability of individuals to share ideas and form associations unsanctioned by or critical of the government. A political dissident has the same right to communicate his ideas and form a group of likeminded compatriots as does a supporter of popular ideals. However, the dissident is much more likely to be targeted by the state for surveillance and curtailing of his activities. |