California state senators have killed a bill that would have made it harder for data-aggregators-on-wheels to automatically snap photos of parked cars license plates. The bill, which was endorsed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was meant to protect location data privacy from the spying electronic eyes of ALPRs. It’s currently legal to cover your entire vehicle when its parked, including the license plate, as long as the cover is easy enough to pull up to get a look at the plate.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/02/california-says-no-you-cant-cover-your-license-plate/