His desire to shed light on the proliferation of license plate readers in his neighborhood in Huntsville, Ala., this year spurred an idea for a crowdsourced database where people across the world can upload the locations of the readers. 2024 November 14, Nathan Solis, “Are automated license plate readers in your city? Here’s how to find out”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2024: