For years, civil libertarians like myself warned cities, which are overwhelmingly governed by Democrats, about dangers of creating massive government surveillance tools that track daily activities. They mostly ignored us until they met the second Trump administration www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Liberal towns backtrack on license plate trackers amid concerns about privacy — and TrumpAs Trump’s return to office brought an increased and forceful presence of federal agents to states across the country, some local officials now argue the cameras themselves pose the bigger danger for ...www.politico.com