If you drive through La Mesa, your car is likely being watched a lot more than you think.
A new report from the Times of San Diego shows the city’s twenty license plate cameras were searched more than three million times in just seven months. That’s an average of one hit every three to six seconds.
Officials say outside agencies aren’t targeting you directly—the city is just tied into a massive statewide network of over three hundred law enforcement departments. Still, privacy advocates warn this opens the door to major civil rights violations.