Pro-abortion rights advocates are praising the passage of a first-of-its-kind law that regulates how data from license plate readers can be used.
The new Illinois law prohibits the sale, sharing or transfer of data obtained by these readers for the purpose of prosecuting people seeking abortions.Automatic License Plate Readers, known as ALPRs, can read thousands of license plates per minute, and they flood Illinois highways. Police can use the technology to provide the time and place of a vehicle in real time.
But Giannoulias said the cameras need to be regulated so they are not tracking data of innocent people. He said this is especially true for the thousands of out-of-state women coming to Illinois for reproductive care.Since Roe v. Wade was overturned almost a year ago, a quarter of Planned Parenthood of Illinois patients are from out of state. Many are coming from Midwestern states with bans or severe restrictions.
Illinois is the first state in the nation to pass legislation banning the use of license plate readers for tracking and penalizing people seeking abortion care.
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