[thaumaturgy]

The information is not in any way restricted to use in active criminal investigations, and further, has been found to frequently be used for a variety of other purposes.

It's a bit like saying pornography is used in the study of human anatomy.

[tptacek]

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm talking about the legislation 'jedberg proposed.

[thaumaturgy]

~jedberg is talking about a hypothetical law that would apply to ALPR data. In reply, you said "The information itself is evidence, used in active criminal investigations." ("The information" here referring to ALPR data.) (You also said, "The entities holding the information here are literally police departments.", but I don't see that that's relevant unless we choose to believe that police departments are more deserving of public trust by default than any other organization.)

I was replying to the "used in active criminal investigations" part. Yes, the ALPR data managed by Flock is sometimes used in active criminal investigations. However, it's also used for many other things.

The many other things that it's used for supports ~jedberg's argument.