{"slug": "the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers", "title": "The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers", "summary": "The FBI is seeking to purchase nationwide access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs), which would enable the agency to track vehicle movements across the country without a warrant, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media. The documents indicate that ALPRs remain a popular tool for law enforcement at both local and federal levels, even as public protests and opposition to the technology grow.", "body_md": "The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles—and by extension people—across the country without a warrant, according to FBI procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.\nThe documents show that ALPRs continue to be a sought-after tool for law enforcement, not just for local police and individual communities, but federal agencies too. The news also comes as protests and pushback against ALPRs have spread around the country.\n💡\nDo you work at Flock or Motorola? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at joseph@404media.co.\nThis post is for paid members only\nBecome a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more.\nSubscribe\nSign up for free access to this post\nFree members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.\nSubscribe\nAlready have an account? Sign in", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers", "canonical_source": "https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/", "published_at": "2026-05-18 18:19:45+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-22 13:41:30.082842+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["policy-regulation", "data", "cybersecurity"], "entities": ["FBI", "404 Media", "Flock", "Motorola", "Joseph Cox"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers.jsonld"}}