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

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

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

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A closer look at the automated license plate scanner.

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

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One of the automated license plate scanners.

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

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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.

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

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

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