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FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time"
FBI will pay vendors to help it track and search for vehicles nationwide.
TL;DR
- The FBI is planning to purchase nationwide access to license plate reader (LPR) networks to track vehicles across the US and its territories.
- The proposed contract is for the FBI Directorate of Intelligence and requires vendors to provide LPR data in "near real time."
- The system must allow searches based on license plate numbers, vehicle descriptions, time/date, and geo-location, and cover 75 percent of locations.
- Contracts could be worth up to $36 million over five years, divided into six regions.
- Companies like Flock and Motorola Solutions are potential bidders, though privacy and data security concerns have been raised regarding LPR systems.