North Carolina's Growing Surveillance Network: What Every Driver Should Know

North Carolina -- July 22, 2026: Most drivers travel North Carolina's roads every day without giving much thought to the cameras mounted along highways, intersections, utility poles, and patrol vehicles. Some of those cameras are part of an expanding network of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs)—technology designed to record information about passing vehicles.As North Carolina continues expanding the use of ALPR technology, public discussion has grown beyond law enforcement. Today, the con