Using automatic scanners, police agencies across the US have records on the location and movement of every vehicle with license places, according to a study published on July 17, 2013, by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). They keep the records for weeks, years or sometimes indefinitely, reported the Associated Press.

Scanners have been placed in police vehicles, bridges, buildings and the like. Do we have a “police state” in America? You bet we do, but most people don’t ...