License plate readers are popping up across Metro Detroit — Police say it'll reduce crime, but drivers are worried about privacy

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(WWJ) Metro Detroiters are under more and more surveillance these days — from listening devices to video cameras mounted on businesses.

Now police are scanning your license plate.

On a new episode of The Daily J podcast, WWJ's Zach Clark learns that while residents want safety, they also want their privacy protected.

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