Private Sector Use Of Automated License Plate Scanners - What's Legal In Quebec?

An unusual scene to say the least as these two unidentified men spoke with a woman parked in a booted car on Monkland.

Automated license plate scanning equipment mounted on an unmarked vehicle in Montreal, Quebec.

A closer look at the automated license plate scanner.

Each scanner can cover parked cars as well as moving vehicles.

One of the automated license plate scanners.

The man on the far right asked me to stop taking photos of all three vehicles.

The man in the grey sweatshirt repeatedly asked myself and the man in the red jacket to leave the scene, and refused to identify himself at any time.

A look inside one of the vehicles equipped with automated scanning technology.

The license plate of one of the vehicles featuring automated scanner technology.

The license plate of one of the vehicles featuring automated scanner technology.