“And a lot of my constituents are concerned that their privacy is being invaded, and we’re becoming a surveillance state, like China.”

Colorado state Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson during a Colorado legislative hearing as she backed bipartisan efforts to limit law enforcement’s access to large troves of private data, including license plate reader databases. Zamora Wilson pointed to mounting public unease over the rapid expansion of monitoring technologies, including facial recognition software and artificial intelligence tools, as lawmakers from both parties advance bills aimed at tightening limits on how government agencies collect and purchase personal information. (The Denver Post)