{
  "id": 8964726,
  "title": "We needed the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. Technology found a way around it.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/we-needed-the-drivers-privacy-protection-act-technology-found-a-way",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/6101063-license-plate-readers-privacy-laws/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As advancements in technology allow private companies like Flock Safety to bypass the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, experts argue that current privacy laws must be updated to regulate the collection and retention of vehicle movement data.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}