by Aila F. Did you know that Oakland currently has several hundred automated license plate readers (ALPRs) spread across the city...and they have captured over 600,000,000 license plates in the last year alone? Provided by a company called Flock, these readers send data to Oakland's police department — with the alleged purpose of helping to fight crime. Unfortunately, the data can instead be used to threaten the safety of citizens who have committed no crimes — especially our immigrant neighbors.